| Frankie Randall | |
| Realname: | Frankie Billy Randall |
| Nickname: | The Surgeon |
| Weight: | |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in[1] |
| Reach: | 68 in |
| Birth Date: | 25 September 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Morristown, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 77 |
| Wins: | 58 |
| Ko: | 42 |
| Losses: | 18 |
| Draws: | 1 |
Frankie Billy Randall (September 25, 1961 – December 23, 2020) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1983 to 2005. He was a three-time light welterweight world champion, having held the WBA and WBC titles between 1994 and 1997. Randall is best known for being the first boxer to defeat Julio César Chávez, whose record at the time of their 1994 fight stood at 89 wins and a draw.
Randall was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and grew up in Morristown, Tennessee. He turned pro in 1981 after a career as an amateur boxer. He won his pro debut in June of that year, but was inactive in 1982 and did not fight again until February 1983.
Randall fought and won 23 times between 1983 and June 1985, when he fought former and future champ Edwin Rosario and lost a unanimous decision over 10 rounds.
On July 4, 1986, Randall drew with Freddie Pendleton for the USBA regional lightweight title, then watched Pendleton get a title shot instead of him. In October 1987, Randall was knocked out by Mexican lightweight champion Primo Ramos for the NABF regional belt.
Randall then signed with promoter Don King and spent the next six and a half years fighting on the undercards of various championship fights promoted by King. He won all 17 of those fights, and on January 30, 1993, earned another title shot when he knocked out Rosario in the seventh round of a rematch.
See main article: Julio César Chávez vs. Frankie Randall. On January 29, 1994, Randall fought for the title against champion Julio César Chávez, in the grand opening of the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas. Chávez came into the fight with an 89-0-1 record and was an 18-to-1 favorite.Randall won the early rounds, and in the middle of the fight began to build a large lead on the scorecards. Chávez then rallied, and by the 10th round, Randall held a narrow lead. Chávez made an illegal low blow that cost Chávez a point. In the 11th round, Randall knocked Chávez down for the first time in his career. Randall was named WBC light welterweight champion on a split decision. Chavez disputed the decision and demanded a rematch. Though clearly beaten, Chávez blamed his loss on the referee who deducted two points from Chávez for low blows. This included one in the eleventh round that made the difference on judge Angel Guzman's card, making the ultimate difference on the scorecards. (Guzman scored the bout 114–113 for Randall, meaning that the fight would have ended in a draw as Chuck Giampa had Randall winning by a 116–111 margin and Abraham Chavarria scored it 114–113 for Chavez.)[2]
See main article: Frankie Randall vs. Julio César Chávez II. Chávez got a rematch on May 7 of the same year and regained the title from Randall on an eight-round technical split decision.[3] As before, a deducted point played a part in the outcome of the fight. Chavez was injured in an accidental clash of heads and unable to continue. Randall was docked a point for the incident. Judge Dalby Shirley's scorecard read 76–75 for Chavez; with judge Ray Solis having Chavez winning by a 77–74 margin on his card and judge Tamotsu Tomihara had the fight 76–75 in Randall's favor.
On September 17, Randall was given a shot at the WBA version of the light welterweight title held by Juan Martin Coggi. He beat Coggi, defended his title twice, then lost a rematch to Coggi in January 1996 in a four-round decision in a fight ended early by a clash of heads.
Seven months later, Randall regained the WBA title, beating Coggi by unanimous decision in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He lost it in his first defense, against Khalid Rahilou on January 11, 1997.
After taking 18 months off, Randall came back in an attempt to become a four-time world champ. He won a pair of tune-up fights, then faced contender Oba Carr in February 1999 where Carr beat him on a 10-round unanimous decision.
On May 22, 2004, Chávez chose Randall for his last fight before going into retirement. Randall lost a 10-round decision to Chávez in Mexico City.
Frankie Randall tested positive for drugs after his fight against Argentine boxer Juan Martin Coggi. The Argentine Boxing Federation claimed that Randall tested positive for multiple drugs, some of the drugs included cocaine and theophylline.[4] [5]
Randall announced his retirement on January 1, 2005, after losing a fight to light-middleweight Marco Antonio Rubio. He lost a bout the following month to Mauro Lucero, and another bout later in the year. Randall's final career record is 58 wins, 18 losses and one draw, with 42 wins by way of knockout.[6]
Randall died on December 23, 2020, in his hometown of Morristown, Tennessee. The cause of death was reportedly of dementia pugilistica[7]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Loss | 58–18–1 | Craig Weber | TKO | 6 (10), | Jul 15, 2005 | |||
| 76 | Loss | 58–17–1 | Mauro Lucero | TKO | 5 (10), | Feb 25, 2005 | |||
| 75 | Loss | 58–16–1 | Marco Antonio Rubio | KO | 2 (10), | Jan 1, 2005 | |||
| 74 | Loss | 58–15–1 | Julio César Chávez | UD | 10 | May 22, 2004 | |||
| 73 | Loss | 58–14–1 | Fernando Hernandez | TKO | 3 (10), | Nov 26, 2003 | |||
| 72 | Win | 58–13–1 | Patrick Thorns | SD | 6 | Jun 12, 2003 | |||
| 71 | Loss | 57–13–1 | Peter Manfredo Jr. | TKO | 7 (12) | Oct 4, 2002 | |||
| 70 | Win | 57–12–1 | Fernando Hernandez | DQ | 5 (8) | Aug 16, 2002 | |||
| 69 | Win | 56–12–1 | Alberto Mercedes | UD | 6 | Jun 7, 2002 | |||
| 68 | Loss | 55–12–1 | Chantel Stanciel | RTD | 8 (10), | Oct 19, 2001 | |||
| 67 | Loss | 55–11–1 | José Antonio Rivera | KO | 10 (12), | Aug 24, 2001 | |||
| 66 | Loss | 55–10–1 | Ángel Hernández | TKO | 4 (10), | Jun 14, 2001 | |||
| 65 | Loss | 55–9–1 | Quirino Garcia | TKO | 7 (10) | Mar 2, 2001 | |||
| 64 | Loss | 55–8–1 | Antonio Margarito | 4 (10), | Dec 10, 2000 | ||||
| 63 | Loss | 55–7–1 | Michele Piccirillo | UD | 12 | Dec 18, 1999 | |||
| 62 | Loss | 55–6–1 | Oba Carr | UD | 10 | Feb 13, 1999 | |||
| 61 | Win | 55–5–1 | Juan Soberanes | TKO | 6 (10) | Oct 17, 1998 | |||
| 60 | Win | 54–5–1 | Danny Sanchez | TKO | 5 (10), | Jul 10, 1998 | |||
| 59 | Loss | 53–5–1 | Khalid Rahilou | TKO | 11 (12), | Jan 11, 1997 | |||
| 58 | Win | 53–4–1 | Juan Martin Coggi | UD | 12 | Aug 16, 1996 | |||
| 57 | Loss | 52–4–1 | Juan Martin Coggi | TD | 5 (12), | Jan 13, 1996 | |||
| 56 | Win | 52–3–1 | Jose Rafael Barboza | SD | 12 | Jun 16, 1995 | |||
| 55 | Win | 51–3–1 | Rodney Moore | TKO | 7 (12), | Dec 10, 1994 | |||
| 54 | Win | 50–3–1 | Juan Martin Coggi | UD | 12 | Sep 17, 1994 | |||
| 53 | Loss | 49–3–1 | Julio César Chávez | 8 (12), | May 7, 1994 | ||||
| 52 | Win | 49–2–1 | Julio César Chávez | 12 | Jan 29, 1994 | ||||
| 51 | Win | 48–2–1 | Francisco Lopez | TKO | 3 | Oct 23, 1993 | |||
| 50 | Win | 47–2–1 | Sergio Zambrano | KO | 4 (10), | May 7, 1993 | |||
| 49 | Win | 46–2–1 | Edwin Rosario | TKO | 7 (10), | Jan 30, 1993 | |||
| 48 | Win | 45–2–1 | Juan Carlos Nunez | TKO | 2 (10), | Sep 12, 1992 | |||
| 47 | Win | 44–2–1 | Refugio Guerrero | KO | 3 (10), | Aug 1, 1992 | |||
| 46 | Win | 43–2–1 | Juan Zuniga | TKO | 4 (10), | Nov 29, 1991 | |||
| 45 | Win | 42–2–1 | Martin Cruz | KO | 1 | Jun 8, 1991 | |||
| 44 | Win | 41–2–1 | Rodolfo Aguilar | PTS | 8 | Mar 29, 1991 | |||
| 43 | Win | 40–2–1 | Jerry Page | UD | 10 | Aug 17, 1989 | |||
| 42 | Win | 39–2–1 | Roger Brown | UD | 10 | Jun 15, 1989 | |||
| 41 | Win | 38–2–1 | Martin Rojas | TKO | 7 | May 12, 1989 | |||
| 40 | Win | 37–2–1 | Derrick McGuire | UD | 10 | Apr 22, 1989 | |||
| 39 | Win | 36–2–1 | Eduardo Luciano | TKO | 1 (10), | Dec 1, 1988 | |||
| 38 | Win | 35–2–1 | Dwayne Brooks | TKO | 2 | Oct 22, 1988 | |||
| 37 | Win | 34–2–1 | Anthony Rorie | KO | 2 | Jul 28, 1988 | |||
| 36 | Win | 33–2–1 | Sebastian Wilburn | KO | 1 (10), | May 10, 1988 | |||
| 35 | Win | 32–2–1 | Ricardo Cardenas | TKO | 1 (10) | Mar 18, 1988 | |||
| 34 | Loss | 31–2–1 | Primo Ramos | KO | 2 (12), | Oct 28, 1987 | |||
| 33 | Win | 31–1–1 | Tim Burgess | UD | 10 | Jun 9, 1987 | |||
| 32 | Win | 30–1–1 | Joe Edens | TKO | 3 (10) | May 9, 1987 | |||
| 31 | Win | 29–1–1 | Shelton LeBlanc | TKO | 5 (10), | Mar 25, 1987 | |||
| 30 | Win | 28–1–1 | Al Martino | TKO | 2 (10), | Jan 16, 1987 | |||
| 29 | Win | 27–1–1 | Aldemar Mosquera | KO | 3 (10), | Oct 2, 1986 | |||
| 28 | Draw | 26–1–1 | Freddie Pendleton | 12 | Jul 4, 1986 | ||||
| 27 | Win | 26–1 | Sammy Fuentes | TKO | 2 (10), | May 30, 1986 | |||
| 26 | Win | 25–1 | Efrain Nieves | TKO | 2 | Dec 12, 1985 | |||
| 25 | Win | 24–1 | Keith Jackson | TKO | 4 | Oct 5, 1985 | |||
| 24 | Loss | 23–1 | Edwin Rosario | PTS | 10 | Jun 16, 1985 | |||
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | David Brown | 10 | May 1, 1985 | ||||
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Freddie Pendleton | TKO | 5 (10), | Mar 23, 1985 | |||
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Rashad Aziz | TKO | 2 | Jan 17, 1985 | |||
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Shelton Nixon | TKO | 2 | Nov 24, 1984 | |||
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Ezzard Charles Adams | PTS | 10 | Oct 17, 1984 | |||
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Eduardo Lugo | TKO | 4 | Sep 11, 1984 | |||
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Jose Gonzales | TKO | 6 | Aug 30, 1984 | |||
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Steve Mitchell | TKO | 3 (10), | Jul 12, 1984 | |||
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Jose Rentas | TKO | 2 | Jun 21, 1984 | |||
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Jerome Artis | KO | 2 | May 3, 1984 | |||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Ezequiel Mosquera | 8 | Mar 15, 1984 | ||||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Luis De Jesus | TKO | 3 | Feb 1, 1984 | |||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Reese Smith | TKO | 4 | Dec 2, 1983 | |||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Richard Lassiter | TKO | 5 | Nov 12, 1983 | |||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Adolfo Marquez | TKO | 4 | Oct 21, 1983 | |||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Freddie Guzman | KO | 6 | Sep 16, 1983 | |||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Willie Taylor | 4 | Jun 25, 1983 | ||||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Charles Sweetenburg | TKO | 2 | May 26, 1983 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Charles Sweetenburg | TKO | 1 | May 12, 1983 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Frank Mackey | TKO | 2 | Apr 2, 1983 | |||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Don Thorpe | KO | 1 | Mar 12, 1983 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Marcel Wade | 2 | Feb 19, 1983 | ||||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Curtis Gholston | 2 | Feb 4, 1983 |