Franchón Crews-Dezurn


Franchón Crews-Dezurn is an American professional boxer. She is a current unified super middleweight world champion, having held the WBO female title since March 2020 and previously from 2019 to January 2020; and the WBC female title since June 2020 and previously from 2018 to January 2020. As of June 2020, she is ranked as the world's third best active female super middleweight by BoxRec.

Professional career

Born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, after a successful amateur career where she represented United States internationally, Crews-Dezurn debuted professionally on November 19, 2016, against two-time Olympic champion Claressa Shields, losing by unanimous decision.
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.
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.
Crews-Dezurn was signed by Golden Boy Promotions in June 2019.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
8NC6–1 Alejandra JiménezNC10Jan 11, 2020Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S..png" />WBC and WBO female super middleweight titles were at stake;
Originally SD win for Jiménez, later ruled NC after she failed a drug test
7Win6–1 Maricela CornejoUD10Sep 14, 2019Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S..png" />Retained WBC female super middleweight title;
Won vacant WBO female super middleweight title
6Win5–1 Kayla WilliamsTKO5 Jun 20, 2019Ocean Resort Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S..png" />
5Win4–1 Maricela Cornejo10Aug 13, 2018Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S..png" />Won vacant WBC female super middleweight title
4Win3–1 Tiffany WoodardUD6Jan 12, 2018Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S..png" />
3Win2–1 Sydney LeBlancUD4Aug 12, 2017Howard Theatre, Washington, D.C., U.S..png" />
2Win1–1 Latasha Burton1 Mar 25, 2017Center, Washington, D.C., U.S.png" />
1Loss0–1 Claressa Shields4Nov 19, 2016T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S..png" />