Botha, Francois

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Born:
28-Sep-1968

RSA
Number of Weight Divisions in which boxer was a World Champion:
1
Francois Botha - Title Statistics
CHAMPION
OPPONENT
TOTAL
1
4
WBA
0
0
WBC
0
1
IBF
1
2
WBO
0
1
Fights' Stats
World Boxing Council
Heavyweight
Heavyweight
International Boxing Federation
Heavyweight
Heavyweight
Francois Botha captured vacant IBF heavyweight title after George Foreman was stripped of the belt for his refusing to grant a rematch to Axel Schulz. Shortly after bout, Botha tested positive for steroids and was stripped his victory. The result of the fight was then changed to a No Contest.
World Boxing Organization
Heavyweight
Heavyweight