Julius Francis

Quick Facts

Full Name	Julius Francis
Occupation	Mixed Martial Artist
Date Of Birth	Dec 8, 1964(1964-12-08)
Age	60
Birthplace	Peckham
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Julius Francis Biography

Julius Francis is one of the most popular and richest Mixed Martial Artist who was born on December 8, 1964 in Peckham, England, United Kingdom. Francis was 38 years old at the time. old and had a decent performance record, which was 23-0-1 (12 knockouts).

In 1995, Francis took home Southern Area championship fights with Damien Caesar and Keith Fletcher. However, he was unable to make the most of an opportunity to make a splash in an elimination match, as he was ahead in the score after just nine rounds. a hard punching Scott Welch came from behind to take him down three times before stopping the fight in 10. Following the contest, Welch would go on to take home his British title and then challenge for the world title while Francis was dismissed by his team, and then relegated to a journeyman position.

The big win over Oyebola got Francis a February 1997 shot at Zeljko Mavrovic for his European title, on the champion’s home turf of Austria. Francis “stole” Mavrovic’s bizarre mohawk haircut for the fight and even dyed it blonde. In the fight itself, Francis strangely took a knee from body shots in the 8th and watched the ref wave the fight off. Mavrovic would go on to lose on points to Lennox Lewis in a World title challenge, a fight that Lewis would say in 2006 was “the hardest of my career”.

His manager Frank Maloney was unsuccessful in attempting to move Francis up in 1998, as he was outpointed in Germany by local icon Axel Schulz in a European title eliminator, and a second visit to German shores saw him decked three times and stopped in the second round by giant Ukrainian Vitali Klitschko. Klitschko would go on to win the World Heavyweight title.

In 1995, he engaged in an opponent with a Russian fighter in Russia and was defeated in a local fight by Nikolai Kulpin and, in London losing a debateable decision by a half-point against the veteran Michael Murray.

Julius Francis Net Worth

Julius Francis is one of the richest Mixed Martial Artist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Julius Francis 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Julius Francis (born 8 December 1964) is a British retired heavyweight champion boxer who took part in numerous noteworthy boxing contests during the 1990s and the 2000s. He was a participant in a mixed martial art fight, having been an ex- European Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion. While he was a boxer He fought numerous famous fighters like Mike Tyson, Oleg Maskayev Vitali Klitschko Axel Schulz, Alexander Dimitrenko,John Ruiz, and Zeljko Mavrovic. All of them were fighting to win the World Heavyweight name..

After a turbulent childhood which saw him undergo numerous times behind bars, Francis turned pro in 1993, at the age of 28. He won the knockout of five rounds by Graham Arnold. He won six times (3 through knockout) which included two wins in the US before being defeated, albeit prematurely, with the future heavyweight world champ John Ruiz. Francis was stopped in four rounds with body shots.

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 destroyed the giant Nigerian in 5 one sided rounds.

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He would mix in with high class company in the UK, Germany, Russia, and other locations, but he would not win another fight. The most notable fights were a November 2003 second-round KO loss to future champ Oleg Maskaev (26-5), a February 2004 decision loss to fast rising Matt Skelton (11-0), and a May 2004 decision loss to Olympic Champion Audley Harrison (15-0).

Facts & Trivia

Julius Ranked on the list of most popular Mixed Martial Artist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Julius Francis celebrates birthday on December 8 of every year.

In the summer of 2007, Francis announced that at Cage Rage 23: Unbelievable on 22 September 2007 he would be making his mixed martial arts debut against Gary Turner. 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. His opponent Gary Turner was previously beaten by Matt Skelton, one of Francis’s own conquerors, in a K-1 tournament in 2000.

Top Facts about Julius Francis

1. Julius Francis is a retired English heavyweight boxer.
2. He was born on March 22, 1964, in London, England.
3. Francis turned professional in 1990 and retired in 2008.
4. His professional record stands at 23 wins (12 by KO), 29 losses, and one draw.
5. He fought some of the biggest names in boxing, including Mike Tyson and Vitali Klitschko.
6. Francis challenged for the British heavyweight title twice but lost both times.
7. He won the Commonwealth heavyweight title in 1999 by defeating Pele Reid.
8. Francis also competed as a kickboxer and mixed martial artist later in his career.
9. In retirement, he has worked as a boxing trainer and promoter.
10. Julius Francis remains a respected figure in British boxing history.

When did Tyson fight Julius Francis?

Julius Francis was a professional boxing match contested on 29 January 2000.

Who did Tyson fight in England?

Recalling the Time Mike Tyson Travelled to England to Fight Julius Francis. Mike Tyson’s first fight on European soil was brief, but yet not without incident. On Jan. 29, 2000, Iron Mike wiped out British champion Julius Francis after 63 seconds of Round 2 at the M.E.N Arena in Manchester, England.

Did Tyson fight in Scotland?

The fight was then moved to Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland and rescheduled for June 24, 2000.

Who fought Mike Tyson?

BoxerMike Tyson James Douglas
Pre-fight record| 37–0 (33 KO)| 29–4–1 (1) (19 KO)
Height| 5 ft 111⁄2 in (182 cm)| 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight| 2201⁄2 lb (100 kg)| 2311⁄2 lb (105 kg)
Style| Orthodox| Orthodox

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