Boxing Scene

Holyfield vs Botha on Jan 16: Francois Expects a War

Promoter Eddie Bazira and Baltic Pro Box Promotions, in association with Real Deal Events LLC, SES Boxing, Fight Production and Risum Boxing, are proud to announce that contracts has been signed for ...

I fought Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis, but 5-14-1 journeyman gave me hardest fight of my life

Francois Botha fought a who’s who of heavyweight greats during a punishing 24-year professional boxing career. The South ...
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Francois Botha Returns To Action on July 6

After a near 5-year layoff, former IBF heavyweight champion Francois "White Buffalo" Botha (45-4-2) has announced that he is returning to the ring on July 6 in Hammanskraal, near Pretoria. According ...
Bloody Elbow

Mike Tyson threw an illegal elbow in first fight after $3 million boxing ban

Mike Tyson got his career back on track by knocking out Francois Botha in January 1999. The former undisputed heavyweight ...
Boxing Scene

Francesco Pianeta Decisions Francois Botha Over Ten

At 43, Francois "The White Buffalo" Botha can hardly experience something new in the ring, but that's exactly what happened moments ago at RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle in Muelheim, Germany. Botha, who ...
Boxing Scene

Sonny Bill Williams, Francois Botha Rematch in Play

Sonny Bill Williams and Francois Botha look set for a rematch in South Africa in December though there will be strict drug testing around the second edition of their heavyweight boxing battle. Former ...
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WBA Rep Goes After The Williams vs. Botha Organizers

A WBA representative has lashed out at organizers of the Sonny Bill Williams, Francois Botha fights saying they "defrauded" the Australian public. WBA Oceania representative Brad Vocale has lashed out ...
Boxing Scene

Francois Botha is Furious With Danny Williams Over Loss

Former heavyweight champion Francois “White Buffalo” Botha is furious at Danny Williams over his knockout loss last weekend in England. Williams was set to face Botha for the vacant WBF heavyweight ...
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Sonny Boy Williams-Francois Botha in Play For 11/17

South African veteran Francois Botha will be Sonny Bill Williams' next boxing opponent, according to a newspaper report. Departing All Black Sonny Bill Williams will contest a heavyweight boxing fight ...
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Evander Holyfield Knocks Francois Botha Out in Eight

At the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, a crowd of around 2,000 fans saw a battle of veteran former champions. Evander Holyfield (43-10-2, 28 KO) knocked out Francois Botha (47-5-3, 28 KO) in the ...
Boxing Scene

Francois Botha Tests Positive For Two Banned Substances

South African heavyweight boxer Francois Botha - the man seemingly robbed of victory in his fight against Sonny Bill Williams - has reportedly tested positive for two banned substances. Australia's ...