Francois Botha (48-11-3, 29) was born in Witbank, South Africa on September 28, 1968. At the age of 21 years on February 11, 1990, he made his professional boxing debut against Johan Van Zyl, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
Botha's last fight was a 5th-round TKO loss to Andrzej Wawrzyk at age 45 on March 15, 2014. He retired on a 6-fight losing streak.
Some of Francois Botha's best fights have been against Wladimir Klitschko, Lennox Lewis, Clifford Etienne and Shannon Briggs.
Botha has 11 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
63 | Mar 15, 2014 45 years, 5 months 48-11-3 (29) | Andrzej Wawrzyk | HW | 5 | TKO | LOSS |
62  | Jun 13, 2013 44 years, 8 months 48-10-3 (29) | 21 years, 5 months 5-0 (4) | 2 | TKO | LOSS | |
61 | Feb 8, 2013 44 years, 4 months 48-9-3 (29) | Sonny Bill Williams | HW | 10 | UD | LOSS |
60 | Sep 7, 2012 43 years, 11 months 48-8-3 (29) | Francesco Pianeta | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
59  | Mar 31, 2012 43 years, 6 months 48-7-3 (29) | 31 years, 3 months 24-1 (19) | HW | 11 | TKO | LOSS |
58  | Nov 19, 2011 43 years, 1 months 48-6-3 (29) | 39 years, 3 months 47-4 (35) | HW | 12 | KO | LOSS |
57 | Jun 4, 2011 42 years, 8 months 48-5-3 (29) | Flo Simba | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
56  | Apr 10, 2010 41 years, 6 months 47-5-3 (28) | 47 years, 5 months 42-10-2 (27) | HW | 8 | TKO | LOSS |
55 | Oct 24, 2009 41 years 47-4-3 (28) | Pedro Carrión | HW | 12 | MD | DRAW |
54 | May 15, 2009 40 years, 7 months 47-4-2 (28) | Timo Hoffmann | HW | 12 | SD | WIN |
53 | Feb 6, 2009 40 years, 4 months 46-4-2 (28) | Ron Guerrero | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
52 | Jul 6, 2007 38 years, 9 months 45-4-2 (28) | Bob Mirovic | HW | 12 | UD | WIN Interim |
51  | Jul 27, 2002 33 years, 9 months 44-4-2 (28) | 32 years, 4 months 24-1 (17) | 10 | MD | DRAW | |
50  | Mar 16, 2002 33 years, 5 months 44-4-1 (28) | 25 years, 11 months 37-1 (33) | HW | 8 | TKO | LOSS For WBO |
49 | Jul 13, 2001 32 years, 9 months 44-3-1 (28) | Russell Chasteen | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
48 | Jun 5, 2001 32 years, 8 months 43-3-1 (27) | David Bostice | 10 | UD | WIN | |
47 | Mar 16, 2001 32 years, 5 months 42-3-1 (27) | Joey Guy | 1 | KO | WIN | |
46 | Nov 2, 2000 32 years, 1 months 41-3-1 (26) | Tony LaRosa | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
45  | Jul 15, 2000 31 years, 9 months 40-3-1 (25) | 34 years, 10 months 36-1-1 (28) | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS For WBC, IBF |
44 | Jan 8, 2000 31 years, 3 months 40-2-1 (25) | Steve Pannell | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
43  | Aug 7, 1999 30 years, 10 months 39-2-1 (24) | 27 years, 8 months 31-2 (25) | 10 | MD | DRAW | |
42  | Jan 16, 1999 30 years, 3 months 39-2 (24) | 32 years, 6 months 45-3 (39) | 5 | KO | LOSS | |
41 | Jun 26, 1998 29 years, 8 months 39-1 (24) | David Cherry | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
40 | Apr 24, 1998 29 years, 6 months 38-1 (23) | Stan Johnson | 1 | KO | WIN | |
39 | Jun 21, 1997 28 years, 8 months 37-1 (22) | Lee Gilbert | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
38 | May 10, 1997 28 years, 7 months 36-1 (22) | James Stanton | HW | 10 | KO | WIN |
37  | Nov 9, 1996 28 years, 1 months 35-1 (21) | 28 years, 11 months 37-1 (30) | HW | 12 | TKO | LOSS For IBF |
36  | Dec 9, 1995 27 years, 2 months 35-0 (21) | 27 years, 1 months 21-2-1 (10) | 12 | SD | NC | |
35 | Apr 8, 1995 26 years, 6 months 35-0 (21) | Willie Jake | 8 | UD | WIN | |
34 | Mar 17, 1995 26 years, 5 months 34-0 (21) | Brian Sargent | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
33 | Mar 7, 1995 26 years, 5 months 33-0 (20) | Bill Corrigan | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
32 | Dec 17, 1994 26 years, 2 months 32-0 (19) | Ken Lakusta | 1 | KO | WIN | |
31 | Jul 2, 1994 25 years, 9 months 31-0 (18) | Phil Scott | 6 | RTD | WIN | |
30 | May 21, 1994 25 years, 7 months 30-0 (17) | Martin Foster | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
29 | Oct 30, 1993 25 years, 1 months 29-0 (16) | Craig Payne | 7 | RTD | WIN | |
28 | Oct 1, 1993 25 years 28-0 (15) | John Morton | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
27 | Jun 25, 1993 24 years, 8 months 27-0 (14) | Ron Goodwin | 4 | KO | WIN | |
26 | Jun 15, 1993 24 years, 8 months 26-0 (13) | Calvin Jones | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
25 | Jan 16, 1993 24 years, 3 months 25-0 (12) | Billy Wright | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
24 | Nov 19, 1992 24 years, 1 months 24-0 (11) | Artie Hooks | 1 | KO | WIN | |
23 | Nov 19, 1992 24 years, 1 months 23-0 (10) | Mike Jones | 1 | KO | WIN | |
22 | Nov 19, 1992 24 years, 1 months 22-0 (9) | Russell Rierson | 1 | KO | WIN | |
21 | Oct 7, 1992 24 years 21-0 (8) | Jimmy Bills | 8 | UD | WIN | |
20 | Sep 29, 1992 24 years 20-0 (8) | Russell Rierson | 5 | KO | WIN | |
19 | Sep 22, 1992 23 years, 11 months 19-0 (7) | Mike Hunter | 8 | MD | WIN | |
18 | Jul 18, 1992 23 years, 9 months 18-0 (7) | David Martin | 3 | KO | WIN | |
17 | Jul 4, 1992 23 years, 9 months 17-0 (6) | Ken Jackson | 8 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Jun 12, 1992 23 years, 8 months 16-0 (6) | Ron Ackerson | 3 | KO | WIN | |
15 | May 29, 1992 23 years, 8 months 15-0 (5) | Marion Wilson | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
14 | May 7, 1992 23 years, 7 months 14-0 (5) | Ron Ackerson | 3 | KO | WIN | |
13 | Nov 15, 1991 23 years, 1 months 13-0 (4) | Tim Tomashek | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
12 | Sep 30, 1991 23 years 12-0 (4) | Ginger Tshabalala | 6 | SD | WIN | |
11 | Aug 18, 1991 22 years, 10 months 11-0 (4) | Siza Makathini | HW | 10 | SD | WIN |
10 | Jun 30, 1991 22 years, 9 months 10-0 (4) | Shaun Ayers | 10 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Feb 18, 1991 22 years, 4 months 9-0 (4) | Rick Rice | 3 | KO | WIN | |
8 | Jan 27, 1991 22 years, 3 months 8-0 (3) | Gideon Hlongwa | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
7 | Sep 22, 1990 21 years, 11 months 7-0 (3) | Leander Collins | 2 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Sep 11, 1990 21 years, 11 months 6-0 (2) | Andre Smiley | 2 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Aug 25, 1990 21 years, 10 months 5-0 (1) | Kevin Denson | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
4 | Jun 23, 1990 21 years, 8 months 4-0 (1) | Elvis Franks | 4 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Apr 27, 1990 21 years, 6 months 3-0 (1) | Joe Adams | 4 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Apr 9, 1990 21 years, 6 months 2-0 (1) | Themba Msweli | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
1 | Feb 11, 1990 21 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | Johan Van Zyl | 1 | KO | WIN |
