Joshua Franco (El Profesor) boxer

Joshua Franco boxer
bouts
22
won
18
lost
1
draw
2
Status
active
Division
bantam
Debut
2015-08-06
Height
5′ 5″/165cm
Reach
67″/170cm
Age
24
Born
1995-10-27
Death
-
Nationality
USA

Joshua Franco (born October 27, 1995) is an American professional boxer who has held the WBA (Regular) super flyweight title since 2020. As of June 2020, he is ranked as the world's eighth best active super flyweight by BoxRec.Franco made his professional debut on August 6, 2015, scoring a four-round split decision (SD) victory over Temoatzin Landeros at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles, California. He amassed a 14-1 record during the next three years, with six of those victories coming by way of stoppage.Franco was scheduled to challenge Oscar Negrete for the WBC-NABF bantamweight title on October 4, 2018 at The Hangar in Costa Mesa, California. The bout was set as the main event of an ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes broadcast card. The fight, in which both men threw over 1000 punches, was ruled a split draw. Each fighter received a 96–94 scorecard from one of the judges, while the third judge scored the fight a 95–95 draw. An immediate rematch between the pair was set, with the WBC-NABF and vacant WBA International bantamweight titles on the line. The rematch was scheduled for April 25, 2019, as the co-main event of a junior welterweight bout between Yves Ulysse Jr. and Steve Claggett, and was broadcast by DAZN. Franco won the fight by split decision, with one score of 98-92 for Negrete and 96-94 and 97-93 for Franco. Franco made the first defense of his two secondary title against Oscar Negrete on August 10, 2019. The trilogy bout was scheduled as the co-main event of a welterweight fight between Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Antonio Orozco. Franco and Negrete once again fought to a split decision draw, with scores of 96–94, 95–95 and 93–96, the same as in their first meeting.Franco was scheduled to face Jose Alejandro Burgos in a non-title bout on January 11, 2020, on a DAZN broadcast card. Franco moved back down to super flyweight from junior bantamweight for this bout. He won the fight by a ninth-round technical knockout.After compiling a record of 16–1–2 (8 KOs) he challenged WBA (Regular) super flyweight champion, Andrew Moloney, on June 23, 2020 at the MGM Grand in Paradise, Nevada. After a competitive back-and-forth fight in which Franco scored a knockdown in the eleventh round, he defeated Moloney via twelve-round unanimous decision (UD) to capture the WBA (Regular) title. Two judges scored the bout 114–113 while the third scored it 115–112, with the eleventh-round knockdown being the deciding factor in Franco's victory; had he not scored the knockdown, Moloney would have retained his title through a majority draw. According to CompuBox stats, Franco landed 231 out of 789 (29.3%) punches thrown while Moloney landed 191 out of 663 (28.8%).

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
2021-08-14 Andrew Moloney WWWWL Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa WIN
Unanimous decision
2020-11-14 Andrew Moloney WWWWWL The Bubble, MGM Grand, Las Vegas NC
2020-06-23 Andrew Moloney WWWWWW The Bubble, MGM Grand, Las Vegas WIN
Unanimous decision
2020-01-11 Jose Alejandro Burgos WWWWWW Alamodome, San Antonio WIN
Technical knockout
2019-08-10 Oscar Negrete WWLWDL Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie DRAW
Split-decision
2019-04-25 Oscar Negrete WWWLWD Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio WIN
Split-decision
2018-10-04 Oscar Negrete WWWWLW The Hangar, Costa Mesa DRAW
Split-decision
2018-06-01 Isao Gonzalo Carranza DLLLLL Belasco Theater, Los Angeles WIN
KO
2018-03-24 Lucas Emanuel Fernandez Leone WWWWWD Complejo Ferial, Ponce LOST
Technical knockout
2017-12-14 Carlos Maldonado WWWWWW Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio WIN
Unanimous decision
2017-07-14 Pedro Antonio Rodriguez LWLWLW Belasco Theater, Los Angeles WIN
Unanimous decision
2017-06-17 Oscar Mojica WWLWLW Tostitos Championship Plaza, Frisco WIN
Unanimous decision
2017-05-18 Marco Antonio Sanchez WWWWWW Casino Del Sol, Tucson WIN
KO
2017-02-03 Victor Pasillas WWLWLL Belasco Theater, Los Angeles WIN
KO
2016-11-18 Felipe Rivas LDDWLW Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio WIN
Unanimous decision
2016-09-17 Bryan Bazan WWWWLW AT&T Stadium, Arlington WIN
KO
2016-06-11 Sam Rodriguez WWWLW The Rail Event Center, Salt Lake City WIN
Unanimous decision
2016-04-01 Jorge Perez WWL Belasco Theater, Los Angeles WIN
KO
2016-01-29 Juan Carlos Benavides DLLLLW Belasco Theater, Los Angeles WIN
Unanimous decision
2015-12-04 Leonardo Reyes LLLWWW Belasco Theater, Los Angeles WIN
KO
2015-10-02 Saul Eduardo Hernandez WWWLLD Belasco Theater, Los Angeles WIN
Technical knockout
2015-08-06 Temoatzin Landeros L Belasco Theater, Los Angeles WIN
Split-decision