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James Oyebola vs Julius Francis — record, stats and common opponents compared

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James Oyebola

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Julius Francis

James Oyebola (18-4-1) and Julius Francis (23-24-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Oyebola

18

Wins16 KO · 89%

4

Losses

1

Draw24 tracked bouts

Francis

23

Wins12 KO · 52%

24

Losses

1

Draw49 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Francis leads 2–0

James Oyebola and Julius Francis have met 2 times; Francis leads 2–0.

James Oyebola and Julius Francis have met 2 times; Francis leads 2–0.
Met1996Sep 281997Sep 27Series
James OyebolaFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Julius FrancisFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultTKOR5TKO2Meetings

The Numbers

Oyebola 6 · Francis 1 of 7 measurable rows
OyebolaFrancis
Record
18-4-1 (edge)23-24-1
Win %0–100%
80.4% (edge)
49%
Wins by knockoutmax 16
16 (edge)
12
KO rate0–100%
88.89% (edge)
52.17%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
89% (edge)
54%
Times stopped†max 8
5 (edge)
8
Title reignslevelmax 2
2
2
Bouts per year‡max 3.8
2.3
3.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 49
24
49

† 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 comparable
James Oyebola: Died aged 46
Julius Francis: 61
Stance
James Oyebola: Orthodox
Julius Francis: Orthodox

James Oyebola left, Julius Francis 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%

Julius Francis24 wins · from 49 tracked bouts

Julius Francis: 24 tracked wins — 13 by KO/TKO (54%) and 11 on the cards (46%). Counted from 49 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

13 by KO/TKO 54%11 on the cards 46%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James Oyebola 24, Julius Francis 49 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Oyebola

Opponent

Francis

  • James Oyebola

    1–1 against

    Loss, TKO 10

    1995

    Win, KO 5

    1994

    WelchEven

    Julius Francis

    1–1 against

    Win, PTS

    1999

    Loss, KO

    1995

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

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

Julius Francis last boxed on May 21, 2006 — 7,460 days ago. Francis had lost 14 straight.LLLLL

Greenberg Dec 2004Steeds Apr 2005Kenna Jun 2005Gammer Sep 2005Lansdowne May 20063.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James Oyebola and Julius Francis ever fought each other?
Yes. James Oyebola and Julius Francis have met 2 times and Julius Francis leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LSep 27, 1997 · Francis · TKO

LSep 28, 1996 · Francis · TKO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Oyebola or Francis?
James Oyebola is 18-4-1 and Julius Francis is 23-24-1. James Oyebola has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Oyebola18–4–180.4%

Francis23–24–149%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Oyebola or Francis?
James Oyebola has 16 knockout wins and Julius Francis has 12. James Oyebola has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Oyebola1688.9%

Francis1252.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Oyebola and Francis have any common opponents?
James Oyebola and Julius Francis share 1 common opponent: Scott Welch. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Scott Welch1–11–1

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Oyebola and Francis?
This comparison is drawn from 24 bouts tracked for James Oyebola and 49 bouts tracked for Julius Francis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Oyebola24bouts

Francis49bouts

How They Win ↓

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