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James Oyebola vs John Westgarth — record, stats and common opponents compared

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James Oyebola

John Westgarth

James Oyebola (18-4-1) and John Westgarth (2-5 across 7 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Oyebola

18

Wins16 KO · 89%

4

Losses

1

Draw24 tracked bouts

Westgarth

Tracked record

2–5

counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Series level 1–1

James Oyebola and John Westgarth have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

James Oyebola and John Westgarth have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1989Jan 311989Mar 7Series
James OyebolaFighter AWWonLLost1–1W–L
John WestgarthFighter BLLostWWon1–1W–L
ResultKOR3TKOR52Meetings

The Numbers

Oyebola 4 · Westgarth 2 of 6 measurable rows
OyebolaWestgarth
Record†
18-4-1 (edge)2-5
Win %0–100%
80.4% (edge)
28.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 16
16 (edge)
2
KO ratenot comparable
88.89%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
89%
100% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 5
5
3 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.3
2.3 (edge)
1.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 24
24
7

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Agenot held
James Oyebola: Died aged 46
John Westgarth: No date of birth
Stance
James Oyebola: Orthodox
John Westgarth: Not recorded

James Oyebola left, John Westgarth right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
James Oyebola18 wins · from 24 tracked bouts

James Oyebola: 18 tracked wins — 16 by KO/TKO (89%) and 2 on the cards (11%). Counted from 24 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

16 by KO/TKO 89%2 on the cards 11%

John Westgarth2 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

John Westgarth: 2 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James Oyebola 24, John Westgarth 7 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

James Oyebola has lost three straight, after two straight wins. Oyebola last boxed on Sep 27, 1997.WWLLL

Mitchell Nov 1994McMurray Feb 1995Welch Oct 1995Francis Sep 1996Francis Sep 19972.3 tracked bouts per year

John Westgarth last boxed on May 14, 1991 — 12,944 days ago. Westgarth had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Herbie Hide.LLLWL

Ruddock May 1986Havnå Dec 1988Oyebola Jan 1989Oyebola Mar 1989Hide May 19911.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James Oyebola and John Westgarth ever fought each other?
Yes. James Oyebola and John Westgarth have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

LMar 7, 1989 · Westgarth · TKO R5

WJan 31, 1989 · Oyebola · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Oyebola or Westgarth?
James Oyebola is 18-4-1 and John Westgarth is 2-5 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. James Oyebola has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Oyebola18–4–180.4%

Westgarth2–528.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Oyebola or Westgarth?
James Oyebola has 16 knockout wins and John Westgarth has 2. James Oyebola has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Oyebola1688.9%

Westgarth2

The Numbers ↓
Do Oyebola and Westgarth have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both James Oyebola and John Westgarth have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Oyebola and Westgarth?
This comparison is drawn from 24 bouts tracked for James Oyebola and 7 bouts tracked for John Westgarth. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Oyebola24bouts

Westgarth7bouts

How They Win ↓

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