On November 27, 2003, Oleg Maskaev (26-5, 21 KOs) and Julius Francis (23-14-1, 12 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Oleg Maskaev is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round TKO victory over Dennis McKinney, 2 months and 2 days ago. Julius Francis is on a 4-fight losing streak with a 31% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Luan Krasniqi, 1 month and 9 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Oleg Maskaev at 99-1 winning odds. Julius Francis really doesn't have much to present against Maskaev.
Oleg Maskaev stopped Julius Francis via TKO in the 2nd round. Maskaev improves his record to 27-5 (22 KOs), while Francis adds a loss to his record at 23-15-1.