Frank Sanchez: record, next fight and profile →
Eddy Reynoso is convinced that Frank Sanchez will be the first Cuban heavyweight champion in professional boxing. The renowned coach is confident that with a little more time and preparation, Sanchez will triumph where many of his compatriots have failed.
The stage is set for the first U.S. card on the first day of the New Year. Weight was not of concern to any of the ten participants on the five-fight all-heavyweight Fox Sports Pay-Per-View card airing live (also on Fite TV) Saturday evening from Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Headlining the show, top contender Luis Ortiz (32-2, 27KOs; 2NC) faces former IBF titlist Charles Martin (28-2-1, 25KOs) in a rare battle of heavyweight southpaws which comes in the form of a scheduled 12-round title eliminator.
Frank Sanchez is high on stablemate and sparring partner Canelo Alvarez’s future beyond the super middleweight division. The undefeated Cuban heavyweight contender trains alongside Alvarez in San Diego under the tutelage of touted coach Eddy Reynoso.
According to Eddy Reynoso, head trainer and manager of Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, says there is no chance that his boxer will face Oleksandr Usyk.
Heavyweight contender Frank Sanchez is ready to put on a show this Saturday night, in the co-featured attraction of a Fox Sports Pay-Per-View event from Hollywood, Florida.
Sanchez-Hammer, Rice-Coffie, Washington-Demirezen Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Top heavyweight Luis “King Kong” Ortiz and former world champion Charles Martin went face-to-face at the final press conference Thursday before they meet in an IBF Heavyweight Title Eliminator headlining a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View this Saturday, January 1 from Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. (photos by Ryan Hafey)
By Thomas Gerbasi - Frank Sanchez had an interesting Tuesday morning, as he found out that his opponent on this Saturday’s pay-per-view card in Florida, Carlos Negron, was forced out of their bout after testing positive for COVID-19. Yet by the early evening, Sanchez was checked into his hotel with a new opponent, Christian Hammer, and not a care in the world when it comes to this weekend’s festivities.
Frank Sanchez will resume his normal schedule without breaking stride even after losing his originally scheduled opponent. BoxingScene.com has learned that Miami’s Sanchez will now face Germany’s Christian Hammer in the co-feature of the all-heavyweight Fox Sports Pay-Per-View event this Saturday from Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Hammer replaces Puerto Rico’s Carlos Negron (25-3, 20KOs), who was forced to withdraw from the show after testing positive for Covid.
Frank Sanchez understands the importance of starting 2022 with a bang. The Cuban heavyweight will face Puerto Rican Carlos Negron on January 1 in the co-featured fight to a FOX Sports pay-per-view card that will take place at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
Mike Borao, manager of heavyweight contender Frank Sanchez, is confident his boxer is capable of beating WBC world champion Tyson Fury. Sanchez (19-0) is currently ranked at six by the World Boxing Council.