Record details

James Oyebola

"Big Bad"

Heavyweight

Male

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

Amateur Results


1986
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Edinburgh, Scotland, Commonwealth Games bronze medal, +91 kg
- July 29	Lennox Lewis	Edinburgh, Scotland	LRSC 2

Professional record


1987
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 12	Stan Campbell	Greenville, United States	KO 1
+ May 18	Bonyongo Destroyer	Harare, Zimbabwe	KO 1


1992 Inactive

1993
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 7	Keith McMurray	Ipswich, Great Britain	TKO 7
- Oct. 27	Scott Welch	Brighton, Great Britain	TKO by 10
British Heavyweight Title

1996
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Sept. 28	Julius Francis	Barking, Great Britain	TKO by 5
Southern Area Heavyweight Title

Summary