Michael Moorer vs Francois Botha
On November 9, 1996, Michael Moorer (37-1, 30 KOs), the heavyweight IBF champion, defends his title against South African challenger, Francois Botha (35-0, 21 KOs).
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- Nov 12, 1967
- Born
- Sep 28, 1968
- 28 y
- Age
- 28 y, 2 m
- 37-1
- Record
- 35-0
- 14
- Title Fights
- 0
- 30 (78.9%)
- KOs
- 21 (60.0%)
- Health
- Last Five
- 188 cm
- Height
- 188 cm
- 198 cm
- Reach
- 188 cm
- 10 cm
- Ape Index
- 0 cm
- Southpaw
- Stance
- Orthodox
- 2
- Win Streak
- 35
- 4 m, 18 d
- Layoff
- 11 m
Moorer vs Botha Stats
Michael Moorer is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate; his last fight was a split decision win over Axel Schulz, 4 months and 18 days ago. Francois Botha is on a 35-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision loss to Axel Schulz, 11 months ago.
Moorer vs Botha Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 63.2-36.8 in favor of Michael Moorer. Francois Botha also has a chance at winning but he will have to put up a really good fight to get the win.
Moorer vs Botha Result
Michael Moorer stopped Francois Botha via TKO in the final round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF heavyweight title. Moorer improves his record to 38-1 (31 KOs), while Botha adds a loss to his record at 35-1.