Frank ("Frankie") Liles (born February 14, 1965)^[1] is an American former professional boxer who held the Lineal and WBA super-middleweight titles.

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Frankie Liles
Born	Frank Liles (1965-02-14) February 14, 1965 (age 59) Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Other names	Fabulous
Statistics
Weight(s)	Super middleweight
Height	6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (189 cm)
Reach	77 in (196 cm)
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	36
Wins	32
Wins by KO	19
Losses	3
No contests	1
Medal record Men's boxing Representing  United States Pan American Games Indianapolis 1987 Light Middleweight

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Liles won a bronze medal at the 1987 Pan American Games. Liles had a stellar amateur career, compiling an Amateur Record of 285-14.

Known as "Fabulous", Liles had a very successful pro career that began in 1988. Liles lost to Tim Littles on points in 1992. In 1994 he beat Steve Little to capture the Lineal and WBA super middleweight titles.^[2] He successfully defended the title against seven different fighters over a five-year span, including over Michael Nunn,^[3] Segundo Mercado and Tim Littles. He tried many times to get a fight with his amateur nemesis Roy Jones Jr. unsuccessfully. He lost his title to Byron Mitchell in 1999 and retired in 2002.

Liles worked as a trainer for the Japanese kickboxing organization called K-1 from 2003–2009. He spent a great deal of time training athletes oversees, mostly in Japan. Liles was the head trainer for several K-1 fighters including Musashi, Remy Bonjasky, & Bob Sapp. Liles has also worked with many boxers including the likes of Manny Pacquiao, whose trainer Freddie Roach was Frankie's trainer for much of his career.^{[citation needed]}

• List of world super-middleweight boxing champions