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Francois Botha 48-11-3 29 KO · 1990–2014
Francois Botha is a heavyweight boxer from South Africa, born Sep 28, 1968. Record 48-11-3 with 29 knockouts over 1990–2014. Francois Botha last fought Andrzej Wawrzyk on Mar 15, 2014 and lost by TKO in round 5 of 10.
Also: Франсоа Бота · Франсуа Бота · فرانسیس بوتا +12 more フランソワ・ボタ · 프랑수아 보타 · Francis Botha · Francois Johannes Botha · Frans Botha · François Botha · White Buffalo · Бота Ф. · Бота Франсуа · フランソワ"ザ・ホワイトバッファロー"ボタ · フランソワ・"ザ・ホワイトバッファロー"・ボタ · 프랑소와 보타
Born Sep 28, 1968
Country 🇿🇦 South Africa
Stance Orthodox
Height 188 cm
Reach 188 cm
Nickname The White Buffalo
Debut Feb 11, 1990
Career 1990–2014
Rounds boxed 367
KO share 60%
Born in Witbank, South Africa
Trainer Mats Söderström, Po Lindwall
Titles WBF heavyweight title 2009
Boxerbook rating 1713 ± 175 · inactive since Mar 2014Why here › Confirmed bouts 15 of 63
Record and next fight Record
48-11-3, 29 KOs · 1990–2014
Next fight
No next fight confirmed
Last result L
For vacant Poland International heavyweight title TKO 5/10 · Hotel Arłamów, Arłamów, 🇵🇱
The record 63 bouts, 1990–2014, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 63, Wikipedia (ru) · 8, Wikipedia (ja) · 5, Wikipedia (pl) · 2
L
For vacant Poland International heavyweight title TKO 5/10 · Hotel Arłamów, Arłamów, 🇵🇱
Botha 48-10-3 · Wawrzyk 28-1-0
L
TKO 2/8 · The Trusts Arena, Auckland, 🇳🇿
Botha 48-9-3 · Parker 5-0-0
L
Won vacant WBA International heavyweight title UD 10/10 · Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, 🇦🇺
Botha 48-8-3 · Williams 5-0-0
L
UD 10/10 · RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle, Mülheim, 🇩🇪
Botha 48-7-3 · Pianeta 28-0-1
L
Retained WBO Africa heavyweight title TKO 11/12 · Gymnase Jean-Richepin, Noisy-le-Grand, 🇫🇷
Botha 48-6-3 · Takam 24-1-0
L
Won vacant WBF heavyweight title KO 12/12 · Monte Casino, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Botha 48-5-3 · Grant 47-4-0
W
Flo Simba
TKO 6/10 · Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, 🇿🇦
Botha 47-5-3 · Simba —
L
Won vacant WBF heavyweight title TKO 8/12 · Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Botha 47-4-3 · Holyfield 43-10-2
D
For vacant WBF heavyweight title MD 12/12 · Anhalt Arena, Dessau, 🇩🇪
Botha 47-4-2 · Carrión —
W
Retained WBF heavyweight title SD 12/12 · Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, 🇩🇪
Botha 46-4-2 · Hoffmann —
W
Won vacant WBF heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Tlokwe Banquet Hall, Potchefstroom, 🇿🇦
Botha 45-4-2 · Guerrero —
W
Won vacant WBF interim heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, 🇿🇦
Botha 44-4-2 · Mirovic —
D
MD 10/10 · New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, 🇺🇸
Botha 44-4-1 · Etienne 24-1-0
L
Retained WBO heavyweight title TKO 8/12 · Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, 🇩🇪
Botha 44-3-1 · Klitschko 37-1-0
W
Russell Chasteen
TKO 3/10 · Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa, Rancho Mirage, California, 🇺🇸
Botha 43-3-1 · Chasteen —
W
UD 10/10 · Fremont Street Experience, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Botha 42-3-1 · Bostice —
W
Joey Guy
KO 1/10 · The Orleans, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Botha 41-3-1 · Guy —
W
Tony LaRosa
TKO 1/10 · Washington, D.C., 🇺🇸
Botha 40-3-1 · LaRosa —
L
Retained WBC, IBF, and IBO heavyweight titles TKO 2/12 · London Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Botha 40-2-1 · Lewis 36-1-1
W
Steve Pannell
TKO 1/10 · University Arena, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 🇺🇸
Botha 39-2-1 · Pannell —
Show all 63 bouts D
MD 10/10 · Etess Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Botha 39-2-0 · Briggs 31-2-0
L
KO 5/10 · MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Botha 39-1-0 · Tyson 48-4-0
W
David Cherry
TKO 1/10 · Boone County Fairgrounds, Kansas City, Missouri, 🇺🇸
Botha 38-1-0 · Cherry —
W
Stan Johnson
KO 1/10 · County Fairgrounds, Dubuque, Iowa, 🇺🇸
Botha 37-1-0 · Johnson —
W
Lee Gilbert
Retained WBA–NABA heavyweight title UD 12/12 · USF Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida, 🇺🇸
Botha 36-1-0 · Gilbert —
W
James Stanton
Won vacant WBA–NABA heavyweight title KO 10/12 · Convention Center, Coconut Grove, Florida, 🇺🇸
Botha 35-1-0 · Stanton —
L
Retained IBF heavyweight title TKO 12/12 · MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Botha 35-0-0 · Moorer 37-1-0
NC
Vacant IBF heavyweight title at stake SD 12/12 · Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, 🇩🇪
Botha 35-0-0 · Schulz 21-2-1
W
Willie Jake
UD 8/8 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Botha 34-0-0 · Jake —
W
Brian Sargent
TKO 1/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Worcester, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸
Botha 33-0-0 · Sargent —
W
Bill Corrigan
TKO 1/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 🇺🇸
Botha 32-0-0 · Corrigan —
W
Ken Lakusta
KO 1/10 · Coliseo General Rumiñahui, Quito, 🇪🇨
Botha 31-0-0 · Lakusta —
W
RTD 6/10 · The Mirage, Paradise, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Botha 30-0-0 · Scott —
W
Martin Foster
TKO 1/10 · Kings Hall, Belfast, 🇬🇧
Botha 29-0-0 · Foster —
W
RTD 7/10 · Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Botha 28-0-0 · Payne —
W
John Morton
TKO 3/10 · ARCO Arena, Sacramento, 🇺🇸
Botha 27-0-0 · Morton —
W
Ron Goodwin
KO 4/10 · Phoenix, Arizona, 🇺🇸
Botha 26-0-0 · Goodwin —
W
Calvin Jones
TKO 2/10 · Denison, Texas, 🇺🇸
Botha 25-0-0 · Jones —
W
TKO 5/8 · Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Botha 24-0-0 · Wright —
W
Russell Rierson
KO 1/8 · Days Inn South, Oklahoma City, 🇺🇸
Botha 21-0-0 · Rierson —
W
KO 1/8 · Days Inn South, Oklahoma City, 🇺🇸
Botha 21-0-0 · Jones —
W
Artie Hooks
KO 1/8 · Days Inn South, Oklahoma City, 🇺🇸
Botha 21-0-0 · Hooks —
W
Jimmy Bills
UD 8/8 · Amarillo, Texas, 🇺🇸
Botha 20-0-0 · Bills —
W
Russell Rierson
KO 5/8 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 🇺🇸
Botha 19-0-0 · Rierson —
W
MD 8/8 · County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, 🇺🇸
Botha 18-0-0 · Hunter —
W
David Martin
KO 3/8 · Civic Assembly Center, Muskogee, Oklahoma, 🇺🇸
Botha 17-0-0 · Martin —
W
Ken Jackson
UD 8/8 · Dallas, Texas, 🇺🇸
Botha 16-0-0 · Jackson —
W
Ron Ackerson
KO 3/8 · Central Plaza Hotel, Oklahoma City, 🇺🇸
Botha 15-0-0 · Ackerson —
W
PTS 8/8 · Amarillo, Texas, 🇺🇸
Botha 14-0-0 · Wilson 6-3-2
W
Ron Ackerson
KO 3/8 · Westin Hotel, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 🇺🇸
Botha 13-0-0 · Ackerson —
W
Tim Tomashek
PTS 10/10 · ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California, 🇺🇸
Botha 12-0-0 · Tomashek —
W
Ginger Tshabalala
SD 6/6 · Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Botha 11-0-0 · Tshabalala —
W
Siza Makathini
Won Transvaal heavyweight title SD 10/10 · Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Botha 10-0-0 · Makathini —
W
Shaun Ayers
UD 10/10 · Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Botha 9-0-0 · Ayers —
W
Rick Rice
KO 3/8 · Voortrekkerhoogte, Pretoria, 🇿🇦
Botha 8-0-0 · Rice —
W
Gideon Hlongwa
PTS 6/6 · Good Hope Centre, Cape Town, 🇿🇦
Botha 7-0-0 · Hlongwa —
W
Leander Collins
KO 2/8 · International Convention Center, Brownsville, Texas, 🇺🇸
Botha 6-0-0 · Collins —
W
Andre Smiley
KO 2/8 · Central Plaza Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 🇺🇸
Botha 5-0-0 · Smiley —
W
Kevin Denson
PTS 6/6 · Civic Center, Lewiston, Maine, 🇺🇸
Botha 4-0-0 · Denson —
W
Elvis Franks
UD 4/4 · Dallas, Texas, 🇺🇸
Botha 3-0-0 · Franks —
W
Joe Adams
UD 4/4 · Point Cadet Plaza, Biloxi, Mississippi, 🇺🇸
Botha 2-0-0 · Adams —
W
Themba Msweli
PTS 4/4 · University Arena, Pretoria, 🇿🇦
Botha 1-0-0 · Msweli —
W
Johan Van Zyl
KO 1/4 · Portuguese Hall, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Botha 0-0-0 · Zyl —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Francois Botha's record? Francois Botha's professional record is 48-11-3 with 29 knockouts.
When is Francois Botha's next fight? No next fight is confirmed as of 12 Oct 2026.
Who did Francois Botha fight last? Francois Botha last fought Andrzej Wawrzyk on Mar 15, 2014 and lost by TKO in round 5 of 10. Sources Boxerbook ID 17650 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/17650 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
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