Julius Lloyd-Long (born 28 May 1977) is an American-born New Zealander professional boxer. He is best known for his physical stature, standing at and having a purportedly record-breaking reach.
Personal life He resides in Auckland. He is married to his wife Rebecca Lloyd Long. Outside of the ring, Long is a professional chef.
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.
Professional boxing titles World Boxing Association Interim WBA Oceania Heavyweight title (283¼ lbs)
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes50Loss18–30–1 Alex Leapai JnrTKO1 (8), 30 May 2026 49Loss18–29–1 Uila Mau'uTKO3 (4)6 Dec 2025 48Loss18–28–1 Uila Mau'uKO3 (6)15 Jun 2024 47Loss18–27–1 Toese VousiutuTKO4 (4), 15 Oct 2023 46Loss18–26–1 Kiki Toa LeuteleUD1012 May 2023 45Loss18–25–1 Hemi AhioKO7 (8), 27 Feb 2021 44Draw18–24–1 Kiki Toa Leutele630 Aug 2019 43Loss18–24 Faiga OpeluUD526 July 2019 42Loss18–23 Patrick EneanyaUD314 June 2019 41Loss18–22 Hemi AhioUD630 March 2019 40Loss18–21 Lucas BrowneKO3 (8)28 September 2018 39Win18–20 Bowie Tupou107 October 2016 38Loss17–20 Peter Graham6 (12) 27 February 2016 37Win17–19 Justin WhiteheadUD621 November 2015 36Loss16–19 Lucas BrowneKO9 (10) 14 August 2015 35Loss16–18 Izuagbe UgonohUD8 13 June 2015 34Win16–17 Jason WilliamsTKO4 (6) 10 October 2013 33Loss15–17 Jason BergmanRTD5 (6) 23 June 2012 32Loss15–16 Johnathon BanksUD102 July 2011 31Loss15–15 Kevin JohnsonUD822 January 2011 30Loss15–14 Maurice HarrisUD626 March 2010 29Loss15–13 Kelvin PriceUD618 December 2009 28Loss15–12 Mariusz WachTKO7 (10) 24 April 2009 27Loss15–11 Ray AustinUD814 February 2009 26Loss15–10 Alexander UstinovKO1 (8) 11 Oct 2008 25Loss15–9 Odlanier SolisUD823 December 2007 24Win15–8 Eli Dixon5 (6) 29 June 2007 23ND14–8 Vinny MaddaloneTD—U5 (8)15 December 2006 22Loss14–8 Samuel PeterKO1 (12) 28 April 2006 21Loss14–7 Terry SmithUD102 September 2005 20Win14–6 Ramon HayesUD620 April 2005 19Loss13–6 Raymond Olubowale410 March 2005 18Win13–5 Derrell BanksTKO2 (6) 18 February 2005 17Win12–5 Derrell BanksUD421 August 2004 16Win11–5 Nikolay PopovTKO6 (10) 8 June 2004 15Loss10–5 Derrick Jefferson8 (8) 27 February 2004 14Loss10–4 Tye FieldsKO3 (12) 5 December 2003 13Loss10–3 Rob CallowayUD1218 October 2003 12Win10–2 Karriem RespressKO1 (6) 12 April 2003 11Win9–2 Fred DennisKO1 (4) 14 December 2002 10Win8–2 Paul NutallTKO2 (4) 5 October 2002 9Win7–2 Phillip WelchTKO2 (4) 2 August 2002 8Loss6–2 Audley HarrisonKO2 (6) 20 April 2002 7Win6–1 Karriem RespressKO1 (4) 26 January 2002 6Loss5–1 Leo Nolan69 November 2001 5Win5–0 Karriem RespressTKO1 (4) 10 August 2001 4Win4–0 Tony Rice2 (4)22 June 2001 3Win3–0 Paul NutallTKO1 (4)13 April 2001 2Win2–0 Ray BaileyTKO1 (4)29 March 2001 1Win1–0 Malcolm Bond1 (4), 17 January 2001
Awards and recognitions 2019 Gladrap Boxing Awards New Zealand fight of the year (Nominated) 2019 Gladrap Boxing Awards Most Entertaining Boxer of the year (Nominated)
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