Franchón Crews-Dezurn

Crews-Dezurn lost to Mary Spencer in the quarter final of the 2011 Pan American Games at light heavyweight. In the 2012 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships Crews-Dezurn boxed at light heavyweight. She beat Sabrina Delarue, Dariga Shakimova and Timea Nagy to reach the final. In the final Crews-Dezurn lost to Yuan Meiqing. That meant Crews-Dezurn got a silver medal.

In the 2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship Crews-Dezurn boxed at light heavyweight. She beat Flavia Severin and Maria Kovacs to reach the semi final but lost to Yang Xiaoli so Crews-Dezurn got a bronze medal.

Crews-Dezurn debuted professionally on November 19, 2016, against two-time Olympic champion Claressa Shields, losing by unanimous decision.^[2]

Crews-Dezurn won her first professional world title in September 2018, beating Maricela Cornejo for the vacant WBC super middleweight championship, in a bout held at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.^[3]

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.^[4]

Crews-Dezurn was signed by Golden Boy Promotions in June 2019.^[2]

On 11 January 2020, Crews-Dezurn fought Alejandra Jiménez, losing by split decision.^[5][6] However, on 10 February 2020, the result of the fight was changed to a "no decision," due to Jimenez having failed a pre-fight drug test. In March 2020, the WBO stripped Jimenez of their belt,^[7] and in June 2020, the WBC did the same. Both organizations also reinstated Crews-Dezurn as champion.^[8]

In April 2022 she defeated Elin Cederroos by unanimous decision at Madison Square Garden to win the WBA and IBF super middleweight titles and become undisputed super-middleweight champion.^[9][10]

Crews-Dezurn attempted to defend her undisputed super-middleweight title against Savannah Marshall at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, on 1 July 2023, losing the fight by majority decision.^[11][12]

After the WBC declared Marshall the champion-in-recess, Crews-Dezurn defeated the previously unbeaten Shadasia Green to regain the title on 15 December 2023.^[13][14]

She defended the title for the first time against Citlalli Ortiz at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York, on 6 June 2025, winning by majority decision.^[15][16]

Crews-Dezurn challenged undisputed female heavyweight champion Claressa Shields at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, on February 22, 2026.^[17][18] She lost via unanimous decision.^[19][20]

Growing up Crews-Dezurn wanted to be a singer.^[21] Before she became a professional boxer she was a contestant on American Idol.^[21] She has recorded songs in the studio. In the music industry she is referred to as Franchon Heavy Hitting Diva.^[22]

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