'But if I not convicted, I thought 'I am going to turn my life around.' I said to myself 'If I am convicted I will be the worst prisoner ever. 'I was told I was facing 10 years in prison. I was stabbed 8 times, shot at and I used to fight a lot.'īut when Francis found himself on remand at Brixton prison for offences that, for once, he did not commit, he made a vow to himself. He told MailOnline in 2020: 'The 80s was a crazy time for me.
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The four were put into care when Francis was 10 and placed with a white foster family that left the 'skinny black runt' struggling for a sense of identity and survival amid skinheads and the National Front in Woolwich.įending for himself on the streets at 16, Francis dealt drugs, and by his own admission became a full time criminal who used his anger and burgeoning fighting skills to earn a living. Julius Francis was born in Peckham in 1965 to Caribbean parents. Along with his three siblings, Francis was reduced to stealing for food from an early age as their mother descended into mental illness while their father worked away from home. Julius Francis (left) squares up to Mike Tyson (right) ahead of their bout In response to the video, Boxpark CEO Roger Wade said the man who was punched had been part of a group who had been 'abusing, spitting and hitting customers and staff'.
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The Met Police have said they are investigating the incident that took place shortly after 17:00pm on Saturday, 11 June.įrancis, now aged 57, hung up his boxing gloves in 2006 with a professional record of 23-24-1. In 2009, he was convicted of criminal damage and assault after a road rage incident which saw him punch a car window, causing the glass to shatter. In the video, one man, wearing a blue durag, can be heard yelling profanities in the direction of Francis, 'I hope you have a heart attack, you fat ****' before he then shoves a smaller security guard.Īfter trying to move the reveller away from the premises, Francis threw a punch which clipped the man's head and knocked him out cold. The 57-year-old ex-heavyweight champion, who is working as a bouncer at the north London venue, was caught on camera intervening as a man hurled insults at staff. The CEO and founder of Boxpark today defended former British heavyweight champion turned security guard Julius Francis after he knocked out a reveller at the venue in London.įrancis, who once fought Mike Tyson, was filmed in the altercation outside Boxpark near Wembley Stadium, which left a man unconscious on the ground.