Julius Francis was born on 8 December 1964 and is a British former professional boxer who participated in many noteworthy boxing matches in the mid 90s and 2000s.
20 Facts About Julius Francis
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Julius Francis put together six wins, including two in the US, before being matched with future world heavyweight champion John Ruiz.
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In 1995 Julius Francis won Southern Area title fights against Damien Caesar and Keith Fletcher.
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Julius Francis showed marked improvement in 1996, knocking out ex-victim Caesar in the first round to regain his Southern Area title, outpointing Michael Holden, and scoring the biggest win of his career to date as he took on hard hitting "Big Bad" James Oyebola and defeated the Nigerian in 5 rounds by knockout.
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Julius Francis "stole" Mavrovic's bizarre mohawk haircut for the fight and even dyed it blonde.
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In 1999, Julius Francis was back and enjoyed the best form of his career.
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Julius Francis used all his smarts to widely outpoint the "Brixton Bomber".
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Julius Francis would vacate his Commonwealth title later in the year to set up the biggest fight of his career.
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At the age of 35, Julius Francis got a shot at visiting ex-champ Mike Tyson, in Manchester in January 2000.
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Julius Francis was decked five times and lost in two rounds, although enjoyed the biggest payday of his career.
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Less than two months later, an uninterested Julius Francis was back in the ring and lost his British title on a close decision to Michael Holden, whom he had already beaten.
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Julius Francis failed to repeat his earlier win, losing in the fourth round due to a swollen eye.
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Julius Francis appeared to make little effort, quitting in the seventh round from body shots.
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Julius Francis appeared to have reached the end of the road in May 2006, when he was outpointed over four rounds by unknown Scott Lansdowne.
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Julius Francis was 41 years old and weighed well over 19 stone.
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Julius Francis stated that he expected the move to mixed martial arts to be comfortable for him as he was already a good kickboxer before he took up boxing.
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Julius Francis lost his MMA bout against Turner by TKO at 2:15 in round 2.
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In 2012, Julius Francis starred in the stage play Ring Envy, a modern version of Shakespeare's Othello in London, his performance earning praise from the likes of Sylvia Syms.
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In June 2022, when working as security at Boxpark Wembley, Julius Francis went viral for knocking out a man who was acting aggressively to numerous members of the public.
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The metropolitan police reviewed the video in question, but ultimately concluded that Julius Francis had acted reasonably and legally.