Lennox Lewis vs Francois Botha
On July 15, 2000, Lennox Lewis (36-1-1, 28 KOs), the heavyweight WBC and IBF champion, defends his titles against South African challenger, Francois Botha (40-2-1, 25 KOs).
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- Sep 02, 1965
- Born
- Sep 28, 1968
- 34 y, 10 m
- Age
- 31 y, 10 m
- 36-1-1
- Record
- 40-2-1
- 12
- Title Fights
- 1
- 28 (73.7%)
- KOs
- 25 (58.1%)
- Health
- Last Five
- 196 cm
- Height
- 188 cm
- 213 cm
- Reach
- 188 cm
- 17 cm
- Ape Index
- 0 cm
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- 2
- Win Streak
- 1
- 2 m, 16 d
- Layoff
- 6 m, 7 d
Lewis vs Botha Stats
Lennox Lewis is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round KO victory over Michael Grant, 2 months and 16 days ago. Francois Botha is on a 1-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, with his last fight being a 1st round TKO win over Steve Pannell, 6 months and 7 days ago.
Lewis vs Botha Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Lennox Lewis at 99-1 winning odds. Francois Botha really doesn't have much to present against Lewis.
Lewis vs Botha Result
Lennox Lewis made very easy work of Francois Botha, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 2nd. Lewis improves his record to 37-1-1 (29 KOs), while Botha adds a loss to his record at 40-3-1.