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James Oyebola
Male
"Big Bad"
Heavyweight, Great Britain, Paddington, London
Born: 10 June 1961, Lagos, Nigeria
Died: 27 July 2007, London, England, Great Britain
(was shot in the head in a row over smoking at a London bar)
Height: 6ft 9in, mt 2,05
Weight: 216, 234 lbs
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Amateur results| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1986 | |
| Edinburgh, Scotland, Commonwealth Games bronze medal, +91 kg | - July 29 | Lennox Lewis | Edinburgh, Scotland | LRSC 2 |
Professional record| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1987 | | + July 1 | Andrew Gerrard | Tottenham, Great Britain | W 6 | | + Sept. 16 | Ian Priest | Kensington, Great Britain | TKO 2 | | + Nov. 3 | Carl Timbrell | Bethnal Green, Great Britain | KO 2 | | - Nov. 24 | Mike Jones
| Wisbech, Great Britain | TKO by 2 | | 1988 | | + Feb. 9 | Denroy Bryan | Bethnal Green, Great Britain | TKO 6 | | = May 10 | Andrew Gerrard | Tottenham, Great Britain | Draw 6 | | + Sept. 7 | Tee Lewis | Reading, Great Britain | KO 1 | | + Nov. 1 | Dorcey Gaymon | Reading, Great Britain | TKO 1 | | + Nov. 23 | Everton Champion Christian | Piccadilly, Great Britain | KO 1 | | 1989 | | + Jan. 31 | John Westgarth | Reading, Great Britain | KO 3 | | + Feb. 15 | Art Terry | Bethnal Green, Great Britain | KO 5 | | - Mar. 7 | John Westgarth | Wisbech, Great Britain | TKO by 5 | 1990
Inactive | | 1991 | | + Apr. 12 | Stan Campbell | Greenville, United States | KO 1 | | + May 18 | Bonyongo Destroyer | Harare, Zimbabwe | KO 1 | 1992
Inactive | | 1993 | | + Sept. 15 | Denroy Bryan | Bethnal Green, Great Britain | TKO 5 | | + Oct. 13 | Roger McKenzie | Bethnal Green, Great Britain | TKO 1 | | vacant WBC International and Southern Area Heavyweight Titles | | + Dec. 1 | Jimmy Bills | Kensington, Great Britain | W 8 | | 1994 | | + Feb. 9 | Ladislao Mijangos | Bethnal Green, Great Britain | TKO 2 | | + May 6 | Scott Welch | Atlantic City, United States | KO 5 | | WBC International Heavyweight Title | | + Nov. 19 | Clifton Mitchell | Cardiff, Great Britain | KO 4 | | vacant British Heavyweight Title | | 1995 | | + Feb. 7 | Keith McMurray | Ipswich, Great Britain | TKO 7 | | - Oct. 27 | Scott Welch | Brighton, Great Britain | TKO by 10 | | British Heavyweight Title | | 1996 | | - Sept. 28 | Julius Francis | Barking, Great Britain | TKO by 5 | | Southern Area Heavyweight Title |
Summary
Total bouts: 23, Won: 18 (16 inside the limit), Lost: 4 (4 inside the limit), Draw: 1, NC: 0
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