Joshua Franco was born on October 27,1995 and is an American former professional boxer who held the World Boxing Association super flyweight title between 2020 and 2023.
10 Facts About Joshua Franco
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Joshua Franco was scheduled to challenge Oscar Negrete for the WBC-NABF bantamweight title on October 4,2018, at The Hangar in Costa Mesa, California.
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Joshua Franco made the first defense of his two secondary title against Oscar Negrete on August 10,2019.
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Joshua Franco was scheduled to face Jose Alejandro Burgos in a non-title bout on January 11,2020, on a DAZN broadcast card.
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Joshua Franco moved back down to super flyweight from bantamweight for this bout.
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Joshua Franco won the fight by a ninth-round technical knockout.
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Joshua Franco outlanded Moloney 168 to 107 in total punches, and 127 to 73 in power punches landed.
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Immediately afterwards, Joshua Franco was promoted to undisputed status and remained the sanctioning body's sole titleholder at junior bantamweight.
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On October 11,2022, it was revealed that Joshua Franco has entered into negotiations for a title unification fight with the reigning WBO super flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka.
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Joshua Franco was stripped of the WBA title at the official weigh-ins, as he came in nearly two full divisions above the super flyweight limit.