Charles Frankham has made some changes to his team ahead of his ring return.

The 20-year-old enjoyed a glittering amateur career, winning 72 of his 77 bouts, collecting a World Youth Championship bronze medal at 52kg, a Commonwealth Games gold medal at 60kg and European Championship at 52kg along the way, as well as eleven national titles.

Frankham turned professional under Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing over 12 months ago, in January 2019, but has had just two fights since ditching the vest and headguard.

Those first two outings came under the managerial guidance of Tony Sims, who also trained Frankham.

But the man from Crowthorne, who had been set to come back in December last year having been out since July, has now parted ways with Sims and has instead revamped his training and managerial setup.

Dave Coldwell, the man who trained Liverpool’s Tony Bellew to a WBC world title at cruiserweight back in May 2016, has been brought in as Frankham’s manager, while Angel Fernandez –– the man who is part of Anthony Joshua’s team and is the head coach of Ohara Davies –– will be the man in the corner from now on.

“I’m sorry to say [that] me and Tony Sims have parted company but we did this on very good terms and are still very good friends,” said Frankham on social media when announcing the news. “I wish him and all the team the very best of luck in the future.”

The former 13-time national champion is being trained at Finchley Amateur Boxing Club and will have his next fight confirmed in due course.

“[Recently,] I’ve been working with [Angel Fernandez] and I’m happy to say we hit it off straight away,” Frankham continued, “[and] we have both decided he’s going to be my new coach and I’m over the moon.”

Coldwell, who Frankham believes is “a super nice guy with a world of experience”, said that he is “delighted” to secure the highly-decorated amateur and will look to “develop [him] into a star of the future.”