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Francis vs. Schulz: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Julius Francis and Axel Schulz (Der sanfte Riese) are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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33
May 23, 1993
18-5
0
10 (43.5%)
188 cm
201 cm
13 cm
Orthodox
Sep 27, 1997
5m, 1d
2
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
29
Oct 5, 1990
24-3-1
2
11 (39.3%)
191 cm
193 cm
2 cm
Orthodox
Aug 30, 1997
6m
3
Saturday, 28 Feb 1998
Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany
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Julius Francis vs. Axel Schulz

Date

This fight between Julius Francis and Axel Schulz took place on 28 February, 1998 at the Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany.

Tale of the Tape

At 191 cm, Axel Schulz is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Julius Francis is 188 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Francis has a nice longer reach of 201 cm, which is 8 cms longer than Schulz' 193 cm. Francis also has a 11 cm ape index advantage over Schulz.

Francis is coming in to this fight with a record of 18-5 (10 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 1 day ago against Garry Delaney, which he won via 6th round TKO.

Schulz comes in with a record of 24-3-1 (11 KOs). His last fight was 6 months ago against Kevin McBride, which he won via 9th round TKO.

Kevin McBride's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Francis will be 33 years and 2 months old. Schulz will be 29 years and 3 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 63-37 in favor of Julius Francis. Here is the prediction for Francis vs Schulz.

Julius Francis is the likely winner of the fight. Unless Axel Schulz puts on a truly exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Axel Schulz defeated Julius Francis via 12 round UD. Francis' 2 fight win streak comes to an end, and Schulz advances his win streak to 4. Schulz is now 25-3-1, and Francis 18-6.

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  5. Axel Schulz knocks out Kevin McBride in the 9th round
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