{"id":79618,"date":"2019-04-12T04:58:50","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T10:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=79618"},"modified":"2026-03-20T22:14:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T03:14:48","slug":"remembering-the-late-boxer-frank-pena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=79618","title":{"rendered":"Remembering the Late Boxer Frank Pena"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=79618\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=79618\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-79619 size-medium\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/FrankPena-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/FrankPena-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/FrankPena.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>By Daniel Sisneros<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Denver Colorado&#8217;s Frank Pena was a celebrated amateur, winning the 1989 U.S. Nationals in the Featherweight division. His Dec. 20, 1990 professional debut was televised on espn, and he impressed boxing fans with a 4th round knockout over Mexico&#8217;s Sergio Medina. Frank went undefeated in his first 16 pro bouts. I had the honor of working the corner opposite of Pena when he faced Albuquerque&#8217;s Chino Sanchez on Oct. 26 of 1991. Pena dispatched of Sanchez with an impressive 2nd round technical knockout.<\/p>\n<p>Pena suffered his first loss when he was upset on April 3rd, 1993 getting penalized 3 points for low blows, and dropping a 10 round decision to Mark Smith at the Aladdin Hotel &amp; Casino in Las Vegas, NV. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Frank won his return match 2 months later with a 2nd round knockout of 9-2 Carlos Ortiz. He lost the matchup of young prospects, dropping a 10 round Majority decision to Freddie &#8220;Pit Bull&#8221; Liberatore on Oct. 13, 1993, in Boston MA. Frank&#8217;s last pro bout was a 10 round decision loss to Juan Cervantes, that bout taking place Oct. of 1996 in San Francisco, CA. Pena finished his career with a pro record of 15-3-2, 8 knockouts.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Can&#8217;t miss prospect&#8221; never got a title shot. In March of 2000, Frank&#8217;s life ended too soon at the age of 28. 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His Dec. 20, 1990 professional debut was televised on espn, and he impressed boxing fans with a 4th round knockout over Mexico&#8217;s Sergio Medina. Frank went undefeated in his first 16 pro bouts. 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