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Frank Bruno Boxing Glove Autograph
A Full sized red Everlast Boxing Glove signed
by Former Heavyweight Champion of the world Frank Bruno.
Great Britain's favourite Boxer. Comes with a photo of Frank
Bruno Signing the gloves.
Frank Bruno
£75.00
Frank Bruno is one of Britain's best loved
sportsmen. Today, he faces the biggest fight of his life
as he deals with being committed to a psychiatric hospital
for depression. Bruno was renowned for his punches, but
his fame rested as much on his charm outside the ring as
his power in it.
Franklyn Roy Bruno was born at Hammersmith
Hospital in London. He was the youngest of 6 children from
the union of his parents Lynette & Robert Bruno. Michael,
Eddie, Faye Joanne, and Angela are his siblings.
His parents settled down in Wandsworth in
London. His father Robert who was from Dominica passed away
in 1975, while his mother Lynette is a district nurse and
a Pentecostal lay preacher from Jamaica.
Frank attended schools at Swaffield Primary
and Oak Hill schools in Sussex where he excelled in football
and athletics. He began boxing at 9 at the local Wandsworth
Boys Club. During his amateur career, he amassed a 20-1
career, losing to (and eventually beating) Joe Christie
while representing the Philip Game Amateur Boxing Club.
His amateur career culminated with Frank boxing for Young
England and becoming the youngest Amateur British Champion
at 18.
As a professional fighter he weighed 247lbs
and stood 6'3" tall. He amassed a record of 40-4 losing
world title fights to Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Tim Witherspoon,
and James "Bonecrusher" Smith; fighting a total
of 167 rounds, winning 38 inside the distance, and 17 of
those by knockout. Frank's career peaked on 3rd September
1995 when he beat Oliver McCall on points at Wembley Stadium
to become the World Boxing Council Heavyweight Champion.
He retired from boxing in August 1996.
Frank was awarded an MBE in 1990, and is a
member of Equity. He's an accomplished actor performing
alongside Michael Barrymore (with record box office sales),
he played Robin Hood in Bristol & Bradford, alongside
British comedians Little & Large, as well as Ringmaster
in 'Goldilocks & the 3 Bears' in Birmingham. He's divorced
from ex-wife Laura Mooney & kids Rachel, Nicola, &
Franklyn.
