RAUL Frank won the vacant International Boxing Federation (IBF) Latino junior middleweight title on May 21, 2004. Frank, 24 years old at the time won a unanimous decision over Mohamad Said of Syria. The fight was held at the Riehle Brothers Pavilion in Lafayette, Indiana, USA. Judges Blake Allen, Victor Kakone and Nathan Palmer all scored it 117-111 in favour of Frank who improved to 26-4-1. Earlier in his career Frank had twice challenged the now deceased Vernon `The Viper’ Forrest for the vacant International Boxing Federation welterweight title.
The first contest between the two was held in August 2000 and ended in a No-Contest following a clash of heads.
The next year Forrest won the other by unanimous decision. After taking up permanent residence in the USA, Frank returned to Guyana in 1992 for two epic encounters with Michael Benjamin.
He lost both fights on points. Frank took the vacant USBA welterweight title in October 1997 with a split decision victory over Purcell Miller.
He had his last fight in November 2010 and fittingly, did it on home soil. Ending on a successful note, he won a unanimous decision over `Deadly’ Denny Dalton at the Princess Hotel and Casino. His pro career has produced 29 victories (14 KOs), five defeats and three draws.