Julius Long Explained

Julius Lloyd-Long
Nickname:Towering Inferno
Weight:Heavyweight
Height:216 cm
Reach:229 cm
Nationality:New Zealander
Birth Name:Julius Long
Birth Date:1977 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Romulus, Michigan, U.S.
Style:Orthodox
Total:45
Wins:18
Ko:14
Losses:25
Draws:1
No Contests:1

Julius Lloyd-Long (born 28 May 1977) is an American-born New Zealander professional boxer who resides in Auckland. He is married to his wife Rebecca lloyd long. He is best known for his physical stature, standing 7feet and having a 90inches reach.[1] Outside of the ring, Long is a professional chef.[2]

Professional career

Julius Long turned professional on January 17, 2001 at the age of 23 years. He won his first contest by first round stoppage. He has been a journeyman throughout his career, and has fought notable opponents such as former WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter, Olympic gold medalists; Audley Harrison and Odlanier Solis, as well as several heavyweight title contenders. In 2013, Duco Events flew Long to New Zealand to help train David Tua in his bout against Alexander Ustinov. Long decided to move to New Zealand permanently.[3]

Professional boxing titles

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
43Draw18–24–1
Kiki Toa LeuteleUD630 August 2019
42Loss18–24
Faiga OpeluUD526 July 2019
42Loss18–23
Ruslan MaximovKO314 June 2019
41Loss18–22
Hemi AhioKO730 March 2019
40Loss18–21
KO3 (8)28 September 2018
39Win18–20
Bowie Tupou[5] 107 October 2016
38Loss17–20
Peter Graham[6] 6 (12) 27 February 2016
37Win17–19
Justin Whitehead[7] 621 November 2015
36Loss16–19
Lucas Browne[8] 9 (10) 14 August 2015
35Loss16–18
8 13 June 2015
34Win16–17
Jason Williams4 (6) 10 October 2013
33Loss15–17
Jason Bergman 5 (6) 23 June 2012
32Loss15–16
102 July 2011
31Loss15–15
822 January 2011
30Loss15–14
626 March 2010
29Lose15–13
Kelvin Price 618 December 2009
28Loss15–12
7 (10) 24 April 2009
27Loss15–11
814 February 2009
26Loss15–10
1 (8) 11 Oct 2008
25Loss15–9
823 December 2007
24Win15–8
Eli Dixon 5 (6) 29 June 2007
23ND14–8
5 (8) 15 December 2006
22Loss14–81 (12) 28 April 2006
21Loss14–7 Terry Smith 102 September 2005
20Win14–6 Ramon Hayes 620 April 2005
19Loss13–6 Raymond Olubowale 410 March 2005
18Win13–5 Derrell Banks 2 (6) 18 February 2005
17Win12–5 Derrell Banks 421 August 2004
16Win11–5 Nikolay Popov 6 (10) 8 June 2004
15Lose10–58 (8) 27 February 2004
14Lose10–43 (12) 5 December 2003
13Loss10–31218 October 2003
12Win10–2 Karriem Respress 1 (6) 12 April 2003
11Win9–2 Fred Dennis 1 (4) 14 December 2002
10Win8–2 Paul Nutall2 (4) 5 October 2002
9Win7–2 Phillip Welch2 (4) 2 August 2002
8Lose6–2 Audley Harrison2 (6) 20 April 2002
7Win6–1 Karriem Respress1 (4) 26 January 2002
6Lose5–1 Leo Nolan69 November 2001
5Win5–0 Karriem Respress1 (4) 10 August 2001
4Win4–0 Tony Rice2 (4)22 June 2001
3Win3–0 Paul Nutall1 (4)13 April 2001
2Win2–0 Ray Bailey1 (4)29 March 2001
1Win1–0 Malcolm Bond1 (4), 17 January 2001

Awards and recognitions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BoxRec: Julius Lloyd-Long. boxrec.com. 2020-02-25.
  2. News: American Julius Long tops big card of heavyweight fights on Gold Coast . The Daily Telegraph . 26 September 2016 . 9 October 2016.
  3. News: Boxing: Tua impresses in sparring session . NZ Herald . 24 October 2013 . 9 October 2016.
  4. News: Results . WBA Oceania . 8 October 2012 . 9 October 2016.
  5. News: American Kiwi wins first boxing title in Australia . Voxy . 8 October 2016 . 9 October 2016.
  6. News: Peter 'The Chief' Graham awarded controversial points win in heavyweight title fight after accidental head clash opens cut over his right eye . NT News . 28 February 2016 . 9 October 2016.
  7. News: Tall order for heavyweight boxer . Gold Coast Bulletin . 4 October 2016 . 9 October 2016.
  8. News: Lucas Browne stops Julius Long in dreadful performance . Boxing News 24 . 14 August 2015 . 9 October 2016.
  9. Web site: Gladrap Awards 2019 winners . Gladrap Channel . 3 January 2020 . 2 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200102134133/https://gladrapawards.weebly.com/winners2019.html . dead .