Francois Botha Record

Francois Botha is a 56-year-old retired South African professional boxer. In a career spanning 24 years, 1 month, and 4 days, Botha amassed a record of 48-11-3, which includes 29 wins via KO.

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FRANCOIS

BOTHA

Witbank, South Africa

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Born: Sep 28, 1968
Age: 56 y, 9 m
Debut: Feb 11, 1990
Record: 48-11-3
Title Fights: 3
KOs: 29 (46.8%)
Health
Last Five
Height: 188 cm
Reach: 188 cm
Ape Index: 0 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Last Fight: Mar 15, 2014

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Analysis model: vzen-minimum-1.0.0

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LEGEND

Boxing Career

Francois Botha was born in Witbank, South Africa on September 28, 1968. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on February 11, 1990 against Johan Van Zyl. Botha defeated Zyl via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Botha got his first shot at a world title at the age of 28 after 36 professional fights. On November 9, 1996 Botha challenged Michael Moorer's IBF heavyweight title but lost via 12th round TKO.

Botha's last fight was a 5th-round TKO loss to Andrzej Wawrzyk at age 45, on March 15, 2014.

Some of Francois Botha's best fights have been against Clifford Etienne and Shannon Briggs. For a top-10 list of Botha's best performances, refer to "Best fights of Francois Botha".

Botha has 11 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Francois Botha Losses".

Fight Record

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
63	Mar 15, 2014	45	Andrzej Wawrzyk	loss	TKO 5
62	Jun 13, 2013	44	Joseph Parker 21 5-0	loss	TKO 2
61	Feb 08, 2013	44	Sonny Bill Williams	loss	UD 10
60	Sep 07, 2012	43	Francesco Pianeta	loss	UD 10
59	Mar 31, 2012	43	Carlos Takam 31 24-1	loss	TKO 11
58	Nov 19, 2011	43	Michael Grant 39 47-4	loss	KO 12
57	Jun 04, 2011	42	Flo Simba	win	TKO 6
56	Apr 10, 2010	41	Evander Holyfield 47 42-10-2	loss	TKO 8
55	Oct 24, 2009	41	Pedro Carrión	draw	MD 12
54	May 15, 2009	40	Timo Hoffmann	win	SD 12
53	Feb 06, 2009	40	Ron Guerrero	win	UD 12
52	Jul 06, 2007	38	Bob Mirovic	win	UD 12
51	Jul 27, 2002	33	Clifford Etienne 32 24-1	draw	MD 10
50	Mar 16, 2002	33	Wladimir Klitschko 25 37-1	loss	TKO 8
49	Jul 13, 2001	32	Russell Chasteen	win	TKO 3
48	Jun 05, 2001	32	David Bostice	win	UD 10
47	Mar 16, 2001	32	Joey Guy	win	KO 1
46	Nov 02, 2000	32	Tony LaRosa	win	TKO 1
45	Jul 15, 2000	31	Lennox Lewis 34 36-1-1	loss	TKO 2
44	Jan 08, 2000	31	Steve Pannell	win	TKO 1
43	Aug 07, 1999	30	Shannon Briggs 27 31-2	draw	MD 10
42	Jan 16, 1999	30	Mike Tyson 32 45-3	loss	KO 5
41	Jun 26, 1998	29	David Cherry	win	TKO 1
40	Apr 24, 1998	29	Stan Johnson	win	KO 1
39	Jun 21, 1997	28	Lee Gilbert	win	UD 12
38	May 10, 1997	28	James Stanton	win	KO 10
37	Nov 09, 1996	28	Michael Moorer 28 37-1	loss	TKO 12
36	Dec 09, 1995	27	Axel Schulz 27 21-2-1	nc	NA
35	Apr 08, 1995	26	Willie Jake	win	UD 8
34	Mar 17, 1995	26	Brian Sargent	win	TKO 1
33	Mar 07, 1995	26	Bill Corrigan	win	TKO 1
32	Dec 17, 1994	26	Ken Lakusta	win	KO 1
31	Jul 02, 1994	25	Phil Scott	win	RTD 6
30	May 21, 1994	25	Martin Foster	win	TKO 1
29	Oct 30, 1993	25	Craig Payne	win	RTD 7
28	Oct 01, 1993	25	John Morton	win	TKO 3
27	Jun 25, 1993	24	Ron Goodwin	win	KO 4
26	Jun 15, 1993	24	Calvin Jones	win	TKO 2
25	Jan 16, 1993	24	Billy Wright	win	TKO 5
24	Nov 19, 1992	24	Artie Hooks	win	KO 1
23	Nov 19, 1992	24	Mike Jones	win	KO 1
22	Nov 19, 1992	24	Russell Rierson	win	KO 1
21	Oct 07, 1992	24	Jimmy Bills	win	UD 8
20	Sep 29, 1992	24	Russell Rierson	win	KO 5
19	Sep 22, 1992	23	Mike Hunter	win	MD 8
18	Jul 18, 1992	23	David Martin	win	KO 3
17	Jul 04, 1992	23	Ken Jackson	win	UD 8
16	Jun 12, 1992	23	Ron Ackerson	win	KO 3
15	May 29, 1992	23	Marion Wilson	win	PTS 8
14	May 07, 1992	23	Ron Ackerson	win	KO 3
13	Nov 15, 1991	23	Tim Tomashek	win	PTS 10
12	Sep 30, 1991	23	Ginger Tshabalala	win	SD 6
11	Aug 18, 1991	22	Siza Makathini	win	SD 10
10	Jun 30, 1991	22	Shaun Ayers	win	UD 10
9	Feb 18, 1991	22	Rick Rice	win	KO 3
8	Jan 27, 1991	22	Gideon Hlongwa	win	PTS 6
7	Sep 22, 1990	21	Leander Collins	win	KO 2
6	Sep 11, 1990	21	Andre Smiley	win	KO 2
5	Aug 25, 1990	21	Kevin Denson	win	PTS 6
4	Jun 23, 1990	21	Elvis Franks	win	UD 4
3	Apr 27, 1990	21	Joe Adams	win	UD 4
2	Apr 09, 1990	21	Themba Msweli	win	PTS 4
1	Feb 11, 1990	21	Johan Van Zyl	win	KO 1