Franck Zimmer has boxing in his blood. “My father was a boxer. As a child, he took me to the edge of the ring. I wanted to try very early“. At 16, he made his first fights. At 20, he turned professional.
The original Poitevin continues the fights. But very quickly, he wanted to see further. “I visited the Chateauroux club and their facilities were impressive. I was also following for a long time the career of Thomas Faure (European Union champion)and I started training there“.
Frank Zimmer, 24 years, carries out very demanding training and his professional career. “I sell cars. And three times a week, I drive two hours one way, two hours back, to come and train in Châteauroux.“. On the spot, ihe spends two hours honing his technique, putting on the gloves, hitting the bag and work on your cardio. “I also do three runs a week, adds the champion. Often people do not imagine the work that represents such a title“.
The young boxer now intends to defend his belt, probably in the fall. “And after ? we’ll see after… he eludes. Why not the European Union?“. In the footsteps of one of his mentor, the castelroussin Thomas Faure…