Frank Burns (Australia)

Name: Frank Burns
Birth Name: Eric Barnes
Hometown: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Birthplace: Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Died: 1978-05-14 (Age:79)
Pro Boxer: Record

Trainer: Tom Maguire

Frank Burns (Eric Barnes) was the Australian middleweight champion in 1921. Burns claimed the title by knocking out the highly-regarded Tommy Uren. He successfully defended it against Jimmy Clabby and Uren in the same year.

In 1922, Burns fought Hall-of-Famer Ted (Kid) Lewis for the Commonwealth Middleweight Title, but was knocked in the eleventh round.

Burns was the father of Australian Boxing Hall of Fame member George Barnes.