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| Francois Botha | |
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 Botha (right) vs. Parker, 2013 | |
| Born | Francois Johannes Botha 28 September 1968 Witbank, South Africa |
| Nickname | The White Buffalo |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
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| Reach | 188 cm (74 in) |
| Style | Boxing |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Team | Vallentuna Boxing Camp |
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| Years active |
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| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 63 |
| Wins | 48 |
| By knockout | 29 |
| Losses | 11 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| Draws | 3 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 17 |
| Wins | 4 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| Losses | 13 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 1 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Francois "Frans" Botha (born 28 September 1968) is a South African former professional boxer and kickboxer. He competed in boxing from 1990 to 2014, and is perhaps best known for winning the IBF heavyweight title against Axel Schulz in 1995, but was later stripped after failing a drug test. He later challenged twice for world heavyweight titles in 2000 and 2002. Botha has competed against former Heavyweight Champions Mike Tyson, Wladimir Klitschko, Lennox Lewis, Michael Moorer and Evander Holyfield late in their respective careers. Botha participated once in mixed martial arts in 2004.