Franchón Crews-Dezurn (born June 13, 1987) is an American professional boxer. She is the current World Boxing Council (WBC) Super middleweight world champion and World Boxing Association (WBA) interim world champion after defeating Shadasia Green December 15, 2023. She was the undisputed world champion at super middleweight, losing to Savannah Marshall on 2 July 2023. She held the World Boxing Council (WBC) titles between 2018 and 2023; the World Boxing Organization (WBO) title between 2019 and 2023; and the World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) title between 2022 and 2023.
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| Born | 13 June 1987 Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Super middleweight | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 72 in (183 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| No contests | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amateur career
editCrews-Dezurn lost to Mary Spencer in the quarter final of the 2011 Pan American Games at light heavyweight. In the 2012 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships Crews-Dezurn boxed at light heavyweight. She beat Sabrina Delarue, Dariga Shakimova and Timea Nagy to reach the final. In the final Crews-Dezurn lost to Yuan Meiqing. That meant Crews-Dezurn got a silver medal.
In the 2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship Crews-Dezurn boxed at light heavyweight. She beat Flavia Severin and Maria Kovacs to reach the semi final but lost to Yang Xiaoli so Crews-Dezurn got a bronze medal.
Professional career
editCrews-Dezurn debuted professionally on November 19, 2016, against two-time Olympic champion Claressa Shields, losing by unanimous decision.[2]
Crews-Dezurn won her first professional world title in September 2018, beating Maricela Cornejo for the vacant WBC super middleweight title, in a bout held at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.[3]
On September 14, 2019, in a rematch against Cornejo, Crews-Dezurn retained the WBC super middleweight title and won the WBO title, defeating her rival in ten rounds by unanimous decision.[4]
Crews-Dezurn was signed by Golden Boy Promotions in June 2019.[2]
On January 11, 2020, Crews-Dezurn fought Alejandra Jimenez. After 10 rounds, Jimenez was declared the winner, by split decision. However, on February 10, 2020, the result of the fight was changed to a "no decision," due to Jimenez having failed a pre-fight PED test. In March 2020, the WBO stripped Jimenez of their belt, and then, In June 2020, the WBC did the same. Both organizations also reinstated Crews-Dezurn as champion.[5]
In April 2022 she defeated Elin Cederroos by unanimous decision at Madison Square garden to win the WBA and IBF super middleweight titles. This meant Crews-Dezurn became undisputed super-middleweight champion.
Crews-Dezurn attempted to defend her undisputed super-middleweight title against Savannah Marshall at the Manchester Arena on July 1, 2023, losing the fight by majority decision.
After the WBC declared Marshall the champion-in-recess, Crews-Dezurn will fight mandatory title challenger Shadasia Green on December 15, 2023.
Outside boxing
editGrowing up Crews-Dezurn wanted to be a singer.[6] Before she became a professional boxer she was a contestant on American Idol.[6] She has recorded songs in the studio. In the music industry she is referred to as Franchon Heavy Hitting Diva.[7]
Professional boxing record
edit| 12 fights | 9 wins | 2 losses |
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| By knockout | 2 | 0 |
| By decision | 7 | 2 |
| No contests | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 12 | Win | 9–2 (1) | Shadasia Green | UD | 10 | Dec 15, 2023 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S. | Won WBA interim and vacant WBC female super middleweight titles |
| 11 | Loss | 8–2 (1) | Savannah Marshall | MD | 10 | July 1, 2023 | AO Arena, Manchester, England, U.K. | Lost undisputed super middleweight title |
| 10 | Win | 8–1 (1) | Elin Cederroos | UD | 10 | Apr 30, 2022 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained WBC and WBO female super middleweight titles; Won WBA and IBF super middleweight titles |
| 9 | Win | 7–1 (1) | Ashleigh Curry | UD | 8 | Jan 2, 2021 | American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas, U.S. | |
| 8 | NC | 6–1 (1) | Alejandra Jiménez | NC | 10 | Jan 11, 2020 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | WBC and WBO female super middleweight titles were at stake; Originally SD win for Jiménez, later ruled NC after she failed a drug test |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Maricela Cornejo | UD | 10 | Sep 14, 2019 | Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S. | Retained WBC female super middleweight title; Won vacant WBO female super middleweight title |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Kayla Williams | TKO | 5 (10) | Jun 20, 2019 | Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Maricela Cornejo | MD | 10 | Aug 13, 2018 | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Won vacant WBC female super middleweight title |
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Tiffany Woodard | UD | 6 | Jan 12, 2018 | Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 2–1 | Sydney LeBlanc | UD | 4 | Aug 12, 2017 | Howard Theatre, Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 1–1 | Latasha Burton | TKO | 1 (4) | Mar 25, 2017 | UDC Physical Activities Center, Washington, D.C., U.S | |
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Claressa Shields | UD | 4 | Nov 19, 2016 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "BoxRec: Franchon Crews Dezurn". BoxRec. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Franchon Crews-Dezurn Inks Promotional With Golden Boy". boxingscene.com. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Divas Make Weight for their WBC Championship Bout on ESPN 2 Thursday Evening: Maricela Cornejo vs. Franchon Crews-Dezurn". womenofboxing.com. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Franchon Crews Dezurn Defeats Maricela Cornejo In Rematch". roundbyroundboxing.com. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ Rivera, Miguel (4 June 2020). "Crews-Dezurn Reinstated as WBC Champion, Jimenez Suspended". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Claressa Shields' old rival Franchon Crews-Dezurn rejected on American Idol - now on verge of glory and still has music dream". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ Khan, Yussuf (14 June 2021). "Boxing Fuels Life For Franchón "The Heavy Hitting Diva" Crews-Dezurn". First And Pen. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Franchón Crews-Dezurn from BoxRec (registration required)