Born in South West London, Frank’s love of boxing grew from a young age. From 1982 onwards, after becoming a professional boxer, Frank quickly secured over twenty knockout wins in a row. As a testament to his natural ability, he defeated a number of prominent figures within the sport, including Floyd Cummings, a fringe contender, Scott LeDoux, a former world title contender and Rudy Gauwe, a Belgium champion. On top of this, Frank also competed and won matches against Bill Sharkey, Walter Santemore, Tony Moore, Eddie Nielson and Ken Lakusta.
Taking to the European Heavyweight Championship and the WBA title challenge, Frank continued to go from strength to strength. Whilst fighting against the likes of Sweden's Anders Eklund and Lucien Rodriguez, Frank defeated each of them by knockout, KO’ing the latter in the first round. Despite being a former WBA champion, in 1986 Frank also took down Gerrie Coetzee from South Africa via knockout.
At the peak of his active boxing career, Frank took the WBC heavyweight title in 1995, after a nail-biting fight against Oliver McCall, earning him his fourth World Championship challenge. With an overall knockout percentage of 84.44%, it is no surprise that Frank has enjoyed a highly successful career.
Soon after his first World Champion title, Frank retired following injury advice. Alongside his publicist, Norman Giller, Frank released three books - Know What I Mean, Eye of the Tiger and From Zero to Hero - which depicted his experience with boxing. Additionally to his sporting career, Frank enjoyed a highly influential media career too. Including Comic Relief, Finders Keepers and The Weakest Link, along with a documentary about his daughter on BBC Three titled Rachel Bruno: My Dad and Me. As a motivational speaker, Frank is as determined and passionate on the stage as he is in the ring. Covering both personal and professional topics, from mental health to succeeding in the face of failure, an event featuring Frank is one to remember.
