Background
Liles, Frank was born on February 14, 1965 in North Hollywood, California, United States.
Liles, Frank was born on February 14, 1965 in North Hollywood, California, United States.
Liles had a stellar amateur career, compiling an Amateur Record of 285-14. Amateur Highlights
1985 3rd place National Golden Gloves as a Welterweight
1986 United States Olympic Festival Gold Medalist as a Welterweight - Houston Texas
1987 Runner-up United States Amateur Championships as a Welterweight
1987 3rd place at Pan-American Games as a Light Middleweight
1988 Runner-up for Olympic team berth at Light Middleweight, was decisioned twice by Roy Jones, Junior. after defeating Jones twice in 1987 including a 3-0 decision in which Jones received 2 standing eight counts. 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 WBA super middleweight title. He tried many times to get a fight with his amateur nemesis Roy Jones Junior. 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 American boxers including the likes of Manny Pacquiao, whose trainer Freddie Roach was Frankie"s trainer for much of his career.