Veteran heavyweight Francois Botha, 42-years-old, still has some gas in the tank. He stopped the rugged, rising unbeaten 21-year-old prospect Flo Simba at 2:50 into the sixth round at Emperors Palace in South Africa. In a stunning ending, Botha had been taking a pounding for most of the fight and then came back to rock the young prospect and eventually stop him with numerous right hands read more ...

Evander Holyfield: “People talk and you act like it doesn’t bother you when they call you old and senile. I’ve been telling people since 1992 when I lost to Riddick Bowe that I was going to be undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. I won 2 but not the third. It’s never been about money. I was brought up poor and never had anything. I was taught to have goals and to never quit read more ...

In a bout broadcast by per-per-view from Las Vegas, Nevada, Evander Holyfield won a share of the heavyweight championship for the fifth time by winning the vacant World Boxing Federation Heavyweight title with an eighth round knockout over Francois Botha. Holyfield weighed 220, Botha 250. Botha won the first two rounds by manhandling Holyfield, landing hooks on the inside and constantly tying him up. Holyfield began scoring in the second with with counter lefts, and appeared to win rounds three read more ...

Evander Holyfield 220 vs. Francois Botha 250 (For Botha’s WBF heavyweight title) Henry Namauu 199 vs. Rayford Johnson 196 Arthur Williams 200 vs. Valente Tinajero 198 Rocco Santomauro126 vs. Karl Hammer 126 Crystal Hoy 129 vs. Jennifer Han 129 read more ...

47-year-old former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield was granted a one fight boxing license by the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Monday. The decision opens the door for Evander to face 41-year-old WBF champ Frans Botha on April 17 at the Orleans Hotel & Casino read more ...

Evander Holyfield's Feb. 20 fight against Francois Botha in Kampala, Uganda, is off and plans are in the works to reschedule it, the former heavyweight champion told ESPN.com on Wednesday read more ...

BoxingScene.com was advised that Evander Holyfield's battle with Francois Botha for the WBF heavyweight title has been pushed back to February 20 in Uganda. Holyfield has lost his last two bouts. He was decisioned by then WBO heavyweight champ Sultan Ibragimov in 2007 and lost a very controversial twelve round majority decision to then WBA champion Nikolai Valuev in 2008 read more ...

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 legendary former four-time heavyweight champion of the world Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield to challenge Francois Botha for the South Africans World Boxing Federation World title on January 16 at Nelson Mandela Memorial Stadium read more ...

41-year-old WBF heavyweight titleholder Francois Botha (48-4-2, 28 KOs) won an unpopular majority decision over 39-year-old former Cuban national team member Pedro Carrion (8-2, 6 KOs) on Saturday night at the Anhalt Arena in Dessau, Germany read more ...

For the 55th time, Ulf Steinforth’s SES-Boxing staged a big boxing show. This time, in their hometown of Magdeburg, Germany. Around 5000 visitors came to the Bördelandhalle to see heavyweight Timo “The German Oak” Hoffmann lose a hard-fought split decision against WBF titlelist and four-time heavyweight title challenger “The White Buffalo” Francois Botha from South Africa read more ...