Heavyweight · United Kingdom
Frank Bruno 40-5-0 38 KO · 1982–1996
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Frank Bruno was a heavyweight boxer from United Kingdom, born Nov 16, 1961. Record 40-5-0 with 38 knockouts over 1982–1996. World titles: WBC heavyweight (1995–1996). Frank Bruno last fought Mike Tyson on Mar 16, 1996 and lost by TKO in round 3 of 12.
Also: Франк Бруно · Френк Бруно · Фрэнк Бруно +7 more فرانك برونو · فرانک برونو · แฟรงค์ บรูโน · フランク・ブルーノ · 弗兰克·布鲁诺 · Frank Roy Bruno · Franklin Roy Bruno
Born Nov 16, 1961
Country 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Stance Orthodox
Height 192 cm
Reach 208.5 cm
Nickname True Brit
Debut Mar 17, 1982
Career 1982–1996
Rounds boxed 170
KO share 95%
Born in Hammersmith, London, England
Titles WBC heavyweight · 1995–1996
Boxerbook rating 2090 ± 228 · inactive since Mar 1996Why here › Confirmed bouts 14 of 45
Career record Record
40-5-0, 38 KOs · 1982–1996
Last result L
Lost WBC heavyweight title TKO 3/12 · MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, 🇺🇸
The record 45 bouts, 1982–1996, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 45, Wikipedia (ru) · 4, Wikipedia (ja) · 3
L
Lost WBC heavyweight title TKO 3/12 · MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Bruno 40-4-0 · Tyson 43-1-0
W
Won WBC heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Wembley Stadium, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 39-4-0 · McCall 26-5-0
W
Mike Evans
KO 2/10 · Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, 🇬🇧
Bruno 38-4-0 · Evans —
W
Rodolfo Marin
KO 1/10 · Bath & West Country Showground, Shepton Mallet, 🇬🇧
Bruno 37-4-0 · Marin —
W
TKO 1/10 · National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, 🇬🇧
Bruno 36-4-0 · Ferguson —
L
For WBC heavyweight title TKO 7/12 · National Stadium, Cardiff, 🇬🇧
Bruno 36-3-0 · Lewis 23-0-0
W
TKO 10/10 · National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, 🇬🇧
Bruno 35-3-0 · Williams 26-8-0
W
TKO 8/10 · Wembley Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 34-3-0 · Coetzer —
W
KO 2/10 · Wembley Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 33-3-0 · Ribalta 32-7-1
W
John Emmen
TKO 1/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 32-3-0 · Emmen —
L
For WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring heavyweight titles TKO 5/12 · Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Bruno 32-2-0 · Tyson 35-0-0
W
TKO 8/10 · White Hart Lane, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 31-2-0 · Bugner 60-10-1
W
TKO 8/10 · Nueva Andalucia Bullring, Marbella, 🇪🇸
Bruno 30-2-0 · Gross 18-5-0
W
Chuck Gardner
TKO 1/10 · Palais des Festivals et des Congres, Cannes, 🇫🇷
Bruno 29-2-0 · Gardner —
W
TKO 5/10 · Wembley Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 28-2-0 · Tillis 36-11-1
L
For WBA heavyweight title TKO 11/15 · Wembley Stadium, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 28-1-0 · Witherspoon 25-2-0
W
KO 1/10 · Wembley Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 27-1-0 · Coetzee 30-4-1
W
Larry Frazier
KO 2/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 26-1-0 · Frazier —
W
Won European heavyweight title KO 4/12 · Wembley Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 25-1-0 · Eklund —
W
TKO 1/10 · Wembley Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 24-1-0 · Rodriguez —
Show all 45 bouts W
Phillip Brown
PTS 10/10 · Wembley Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 23-1-0 · Brown —
W
Jeff Jordan
TKO 3/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 22-1-0 · Jordan —
W
Ken Lakusta
KO 2/10 · Wembley Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 21-1-0 · Lakusta —
L
KO 10/10 · Wembley Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 21-0-0 · Smith 13-1-0
W
Juan Antonio Figueroa
TKO 1/10 · Wembley Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 20-0-0 · Figueroa —
W
Walter Santemore
KO 4/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 19-0-0 · Santemore —
W
TKO 7/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 18-0-0 · Cummings —
W
KO 1/10 · Wembley Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 17-0-0 · Sharkey —
W
KO 2/10 · DiVinci Manor, Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Bruno 16-0-0 · Jameson 11-6-0
W
Barry Funches
TKO 5/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 15-0-0 · Funches —
W
TKO 3/10 · Wembley Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 14-0-0 · LeDoux —
W
Eddie Neilson
TKO 3/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 13-0-0 · Neilson —
W
Winston Allen
TKO 2/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 12-0-0 · Allen —
W
Peter Mulindwa Kozza
KO 3/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 11-0-0 · Kozza —
W
RTD 4/8 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 10-0-0 · Lithgo —
W
Gilberto Acuna
TKO 1/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 9-0-0 · Acuna —
W
George Butzbach
TKO 1/8 · Wembley Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 8-0-0 · Butzbach —
W
KO 2/8 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 7-0-0 · Gauwe 18-7-2
W
Ali Lukasa
TKO 2/8 · Berlin, 🇩🇪
Bruno 6-0-0 · Lukasa —
W
TKO 1/8 · Wembley Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 5-0-0 · Scott 0-0-0
W
Tony Moore
TKO 2/8 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 4-0-0 · Moore —
W
Ronald Gibbs
TKO 4/8 · Wembley Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 3-0-0 · Gibbs —
W
Abdul Muhaymin
KO 1/8 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 2-0-0 · Muhaymin —
W
Harvey Steichen
TKO 2/8 · Wembley Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 1-0-0 · Steichen —
W
Lupe Guerra
KO 1/8 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Bruno 0-0-0 · Guerra —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Frank Bruno's record? Frank Bruno's professional record is 40-5-0 with 38 knockouts.
Who did Frank Bruno fight last? Frank Bruno last fought Mike Tyson on Mar 16, 1996 and lost by TKO in round 3 of 12.
Which world titles has Frank Bruno held? Frank Bruno has held 1 world title reign: WBC heavyweight (1995–1996). Sources Boxerbook ID 13233 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/13233 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
