Frank Sánchez Faure

Frank Sánchez Faure is a Cuban heavyweight known for his size, power and an aggressive orthodox style. Nicknamed "The Cuban Flash," Sánchez fights out of Tamarac, Florida and has compiled a professional record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 1 no contest with 19 stoppage victories. He stands 193 cm tall with a 198 cm reach and has been an active presence in the heavyweight ranks since his pro debut on September 22, 2017. Sánchez began his career with a series of early knockout wins, opening with a first-round TKO of Justin Thornton at the Mel Ott Recreation Center. Through 2018 he added a string of stoppages and his first decision victory before running into a no-contest in May 2018 when a bout with Lamont Capers ended after Sánchez was pushed out of the ring and could not continue. He rebounded with a unanimous decision over Miguel Cubos and established himself as a heavy hitter with multiple early-round finishes. The breakthrough to regional prominence came in 2019. On August 31 Sánchez stopped Victor Bisbal via fourth-round RTD to capture the vacant WBO–NABO heavyweight title. He followed that with a decision win over Jack Mulowayi to retain the WBO–NABO belt. In March 2020 he added the vacant WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title with a unanimous decision over Joey Dawejko. Across 2020–2023 Sánchez defended those regional belts several times, including a fourth-round KO of Brian Howard (retaining the WBO–NABO title), a points win over Efe Ajagba on the Tyson Fury–Deontay Wilder III undercard (retaining the WBC Continental Americas and WBO–NABO titles), and a ninth-round TKO of Carlos Negrón on the Wilder vs Helenius undercard. He also recorded stoppage wins over Daniel Martz and an RTD win over Scott Alexander on the Canelo–Charlo undercard, retaining the WBC Continental Americas title in September 2023. Sánchez added a seventh-round TKO of Junior Fa on December 23, 2023, in Riyadh while retaining both regional belts. That run of regional success ended on May 18, 2024, when Sánchez was stopped by Agit Kabayel in the seventh round at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, losing the WBC Continental Americas and WBO–NABO belts. Sánchez returned to the ring in February 2025 with a third-round TKO of Ramon Olivas Echeverria in Tijuana and followed with a second-round KO of Richard Torrez Jr. on May 23, 2026 at the Pyramids of Giza. The Sanchez–Torrez result is widely reported as an IBF heavyweight final eliminator (making the winner the IBF mandatory challenger pending IBF confirmation), but no IBF press release was located in the supplied research. Across 28 completed professional bouts Sánchez has combined regional title success, undercard exposure on major cards, and a high stoppage rate into a résumé that keeps him active and relevant in the heavyweight division. He remains an active fighter and a former holder of the WBO–NABO and WBC Continental Americas regional heavyweight titles.