Dean Francis: British Boxing Champion Dies at 44
May 25, 2018
Dean Francis, nicknamed Star, was an English boxer. Born on January 23, 1974, in Basingstoke, he turned pro in the 1990s.
He won the British super middleweight title in 1997 and the European Boxing Union super middleweight title in the same year. In 2007 and 2008 he won the Commonwealth light heavyweight title and the British light heavyweight title.
Francis died of terminal bowel cancer on May 25, 2018, at age 44.
Achievements: British super middleweight champion, British light heavyweight champion.
Birth: January 23, 1974 - Basingstoke, England.
Profession: Boxer.
Interesting Facts: He won titles at two weights.