Francois Botha - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Francois Botha also known as Frans Botha, is a South African boxer

Boxing

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, nicknamed the "White Buffalo". Botha won the vacant IBF

IBF

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heavyweight title in 1995 when he outpointed Axel Schulz

Axel Schulz

Axel Schulz is a retired German heavyweight boxer.-Amateur career:From 1982 Schulz boxed for the army sports club Vorwärts in Frankfurt , later becoming the East German youth champion...

in Germany. The fight was later declared a 'no contest' and Botha stripped of the title when he failed a steroids test, however he retains recognition as a former champion. After his days as a top contender came to an end in 2002, an aged Botha has competed in numerous kickboxing

Kickboxing

Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....

and mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

events.

Early career

Botha has had a relatively distinguished career as a heavyweight boxer, having fought several world heavyweight champions including Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson is a retired American boxer. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles, he was 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old...

, Shannon Briggs

Shannon Briggs

Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs is an American heavyweight boxer and actor. He is the former Lineal and WBO heavyweight champion.-Early life:...

, Axel Schulz

Axel Schulz

Axel Schulz is a retired German heavyweight boxer.-Amateur career:From 1982 Schulz boxed for the army sports club Vorwärts in Frankfurt , later becoming the East German youth champion...

, Michael Moorer

Michael Moorer

Michael Lee Moorer is a retired American boxer who is a former light heavyweight and heavyweight World Champion.-Biography:Moorer is a native of Monessen, Pennsylvania, which is in Southwestern Pennsylvania.-Professional career:...

, Lennox Lewis

Lennox Lewis

Lennox Claudius Lewis, CM, CBE is a retired boxer and the most recent British undisputed world heavyweight champion. He holds dual British and Canadian citizenship...

and Wladimir Klitschko

Wladimir Klitschko

Wladimir Klitschko is a Ukrainian heavyweight boxer. Klitschko is the WBA , IBF, WBO Super, IBO & Ring Magazine Champion. His older brother Vitali Klitschko is the current WBC champion...

. Botha suffered a fifth round knockout to Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

, in a fight he was leading on all three scorecards until the knockout.

Botha had a victory in 1995 against Germany's Axel Schulz

Axel Schulz

Axel Schulz is a retired German heavyweight boxer.-Amateur career:From 1982 Schulz boxed for the army sports club Vorwärts in Frankfurt , later becoming the East German youth champion...

to win the IBF heavyweight

Heavyweight

Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...

Championship, but later tested positive for the steroid nandrolone

Nandrolone

Nandrolone is an anabolic steroid that may be present naturally in the human body, albeit in minute quantities of less than 0.4 ng/ml. Nandrolone is most commonly sold commercially as its decanoate ester and less commonly as a phenylpropionate ester...

he and his camp claimed to be prescribed by a doctor for an arm injury. The result of the fight was then changed to a "No Contest" although Botha continued to be recognised as a former champ, as evidenced by the ring introductions of every single professional boxing contest he has engaged in since.

"The White Buffalo" bounced back with a courageous effort with Michael Moorer

Michael Moorer

for the IBF crown on the undercard of Mike Tyson's first contest with Evander Holyfield

Evander Holyfield

Evander Holyfield is a professional boxer from the United States. He is a former undisputed world champion in both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions, earning him the nickname "The Real Deal"...

. Moorer knocked him out in the twelfth round. This eventually led to fights with Mike Tyson, Shannon Briggs, and heavyweight title showdowns with Lennox Lewis

Lennox Lewis

Lennox Claudius Lewis, CM, CBE is a retired boxer and the most recent British undisputed world heavyweight champion. He holds dual British and Canadian citizenship...

and Wladimir Klitschko

Wladimir Klitschko

Wladimir Klitschko is a Ukrainian heavyweight boxer. Klitschko is the WBA , IBF, WBO Super, IBO & Ring Magazine Champion. His older brother Vitali Klitschko is the current WBC champion...

. Botha came up on the short end via knockout in both of those encounters for the heavyweight title.

Four months after the Klitschko fight, Botha fought contender Clifford Etienne

Clifford Etienne

Clifford Etienne , also known as "The Black Rhino", is a former American boxer, who is currently serving a 150 year prison sentence without possibility of parole.-Background:...

, and knocked him down twice, but was denied a victory and received a majority draw with two judges scoring it 94-94 and one judge scoring it 95-93 in favor of Botha. This was in Etienne's hometown.

Comeback

In July 2007, Botha returned to boxing with a unanimous decision victory over Bob Mirovic

Bob Mirovic

Bob "The Big Bear" Mirovic is an Australian boxer. Standing at 6 ft 5 in and with a reach of 80 inches, he started boxing at the age of 22 in 1987. He has fought a number of famous fighters, including Nikolai Valuev, Joe Bugner, and Frans Botha.He currently resides in Wyongah, New South...

in a fight held in South Africa. Botha dominated the fight with two judges holding Botha won all twelve rounds and one judge ruling he won ten of twelve. The bout was for the interim WBF World Heavyweight title.

On February 6, 2009, Botha beat Ron "Rocky" Guerrero by unanimous decision for the vacant WBF heavyweight title in South Africa. He successfully defended his WBF title against Timo Hoffmann

Timo Hoffmann

Timo Hoffmann is a professional boxer who fights in the heavyweight division. He is probably best known as being the only fighter for nearly a decade who went to the distance with Vitali Klitschko...

on May 15, 2009 in Germany, winning the fight by split decision.

Botha was scheduled to box Joey Abell on 27 March 2010 (postponed from the earlier date of 16 January 2010) at the Uganda Nelson Mandela Memorial Stadium in Kampala, Uganda. On January 10, the World Boxing Foundation

World Boxing Foundation

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executive has decided to vacate the WBF World Heavyweight Title due to Botha not defending within the agreed time limit.

On April 10, 2010 Botha lost via knockout in the 8th round to Evander Holyfield

Evander Holyfield

at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada

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. Holyfield won the WBF heavyweight title for his victory.

Since then, Botha has won against former undefeated South African prospect Flo Simba, and is now set to fight Michael Grant

Michael Grant (boxer)

Michael Anthony Grant is a professional heavyweight boxer. He is 6' 7" tall, with an 86' reach. A natural born athlete before boxing he blossomed into a three-sport star at Chicago's Harper High School...

for the vacant WBF heavyweight title.

Kickboxing and mixed martial arts career

From 2003-2006 Botha participated several times in the kickboxing combat sport, K-1

K-1

K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...

. His current K-1 record is 4-11, with two wins coming against K-1/Kickboxing legends Jerome Le Banner

Jérôme Le Banner

Jérôme "Geronimo" Le Banner , is a French kickboxer and K-1 superstar, famous for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power....

and Peter Aerts

Peter Aerts

Peter "The Dutch Lumberjack" Aerts is a Dutch super heavyweight kickboxer. He is a three-time K-1 World Grand Prix and Muay Thai World Champion. Aerts is best known for his powerful strikes and high kicks.- Biography :...

. Botha's final K-1 match was a 3 round decision loss to Jorgen Kruth

Jörgen Kruth

Jörgen "The Last Viking" Kruth is a Swedish super heavyweight Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is a former two time WMC Super Heavyweight Muaythai World Champion. He is considered to be among the greatest Scandinavian kickboxers of all time.- Biography and career :Jörgen started...

on May 20, 2006 in a K-1 superfight in Stockholm, Sweden.

Botha also had one mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

fight. On December 31, 2004 he lost to Yoshihiro Akiyama

Yoshihiro Akiyama

, born Choo Sung-hoon , is a Japanese mixed martial artist and judoka. He is a fourth-generation Japanese of Korean descent and acquired Japanese nationality in 2001....

via an armbar submission in the first round.

On October 14, Botha beat Espedito Da Silva by KO at K-1 Rules Africa Bomba-Yaa 2006.

Botha made a return to kickboxing in 2008. On March 30, 2008, Botha defeated muay thai

Muay Thai

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kickboxer Kaoklai Kaennorsing

Kaoklai Kaennorsing

Kaoklai Kaennorsing is a Thai light heavyweight Muay Thai kickboxer. He is also the winner of K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Seoul tournament, and the former champion of Rajadamnern Stadium at two weight divisions, and the current world champion of WBC Muay Thai at light heavyweight...

at The KHAN in Seoul, Korea by decision. He lost to French

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kickboxer "Le Gentleman" Gregory Tony at WFC 6 on September 27, 2008 in Bulgaria

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Professional boxing record

Michael Grant

Michael Grant (boxer)

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Monte Casino

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, Johannesburg

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, Gauteng

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, South Africa

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|04/06/2011
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Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park

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, South Africa

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, Nevada

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, United States

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Pedro Carrion

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Anhalt Arena

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, Dessau

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Timo Hoffmann

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|SD
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|15/05/2009
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Bordelandhalle

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, Magdeburg

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, Sachsen-Anhalt

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Ron Guerrero
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|06/02/2009
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Tlokwe Banquet Hall, Potchefstroom, North-West

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Bob Mirovic

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|06/07/2007
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Carousel Hotel & Casino, Temba, North-West

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Clifford Etienne

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Wladimir Klitschko

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Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle

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, Stuttgart

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, Germany

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Russell Chasteen
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|13/07/2001
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Agua Caliente Casino

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David Bostice

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Fremont Street Experience

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|16/03/2001
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Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas

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|02/11/2000
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District of Columbia, United States

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Lennox Lewis

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New London Arena, Millwall

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|08/01/2000
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The Pit, Albuquerque

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Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City

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David Cherry
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|26/06/1998
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Boone County Fairgrounds, Kansas City

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|24/04/1998
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Fairground, Dubuque

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|21/06/1997
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Sun Dome, Tampa

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|10/05/1997
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Convention Center, Coconut Grove

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|09/11/1996
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MGM Grand Las Vegas

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Axel Schulz

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|09/12/1995
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Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle

, Stuttgart

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, Baden-Württemberg

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, Germany

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Willie Jake
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|08/04/1995
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Brian Sargent
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|17/03/1995
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Memorial Auditorium

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United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Bill Corrigan
|TKO
|1
|07/03/1995
|align=left|

Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010...

, Florida

Florida

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Ken Lakusta
|KO
|1
|17/12/1994
|align=left|

Ruminahui Coliseum, Quito

Quito

San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...

, Ecuador

Ecuador

Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...

Phil Scott
|KO
|6
|02/07/1994
|align=left|

Mirage Hotel & Casino

The Mirage

The Mirage is a 3,044 room hotel and casino resort located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States.The Mirage is connected by a free tram to Treasure Island. The marquee in front of the Mirage is the largest free standing marquee in the world.-History:The Mirage was built by...

, Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

, Nevada

Nevada

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Martin Foster
|TKO
|1
|21/05/1994
|align=left|

Kings Hall, Belfast

Belfast

Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...

, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Craig Payne

Craig Payne is a former US-American boxer best known for winning the National Golden Gloves in 1983.-Amateur:Payne won the National Golden Gloves in 1983 beating a young Mike Tyson ....

|KO
|7
|30/10/1993
|align=left|

Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg

Johannesburg

, Gauteng

Gauteng

Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...

, South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

John Morton
|TKO
|3
|01/10/1993
|align=left|

Arco Arena, Sacramento

Sacramento, California

Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...

, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|27–0
|align=left|Ron Goodwin
|KO
|4
|25/06/1993
|align=left|

Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...

, Arizona

Arizona

Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Calvin Jones
|TKO
|2
|15/06/1993
|align=left|

Denison

Denison, Texas

Denison is a city in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 22,773 at the 2000 census; it is estimated to have grown to 24,127 in 2009. Denison is one of two principal cities in the Sherman-Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

, Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Billy Wright
|TKO
|5
|16/01/1993
|align=left|

Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno

Reno, Nevada

Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...

, Nevada

Nevada

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|24–0
|align=left|Artie Hooks
|KO
|1
|19/11/1992
|align=left|

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma city

Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area*Downtown Oklahoma City*Uptown Oklahoma City*Oklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial...

, Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Mike Jones
|KO
|1
|19/11/1992
|align=left|

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma city

, Oklahoma

Oklahoma

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Russell Rierson
|KO
|1
|19/11/1992
|align=left|

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma city

, Oklahoma

Oklahoma

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Jimmy Bills
|UD
|8
|07/10/1992
|align=left|

Amarillo

Amarillo, Texas

Amarillo is the 14th-largest city, by population, in the state of Texas, the largest in the Texas Panhandle, and the seat of Potter County. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The population was 190,695 at the 2010 census...

, Texas

Texas

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Russell Rierson
|KO
|5
|29/09/1992
|align=left|

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma city

, Oklahoma

Oklahoma

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Mike Hunter

Mike Hunter (boxer)

Mike Hunter was an American boxer who won the NABF Heavyweight title.-Professional career:...

|MD
|8
|22/09/1992
|align=left|

El Paso

El Paso, Texas

El Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States...

, Texas

Texas

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

David Martin
|KO
|3
|18/07/1992
|align=left|

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma city

, Oklahoma

Oklahoma

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Ken Jackson
|UD
|8
|04/07/1992
|align=left|

Dallas

Dallas, Texas

Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...

, Texas

Texas

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Ron Ackerson
|KO
|3
|12/06/1992
|align=left|

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma city

, Oklahoma

Oklahoma

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Marion Wilson

Marion Wilson, born October 19, 1956 in Florence, SC, is a heavyweight boxer. Marion, despite having faced a who's who list of heavyweight elite, has never been knocked out. He was once stopped, by Derek Isaman in 1991, which was due to a cut...

|PTS
|8
|29/05/1992
|align=left|

Amarillo

Amarillo, Texas

, Texas

Texas

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Ron Ackerson
|KO
|3
|07/05/1992
|align=left|

Westlin Hotel, Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...

, Oklahoma

Oklahoma

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Tim Tomashek
|PTS
|10
|15/11/1991
|align=left|

Sacramento

Sacramento, California

, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Ginger Tshabalala
|SD
|8
|30/09/1991
|align=left|

Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg

Johannesburg

, Gauteng

Gauteng

Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...

, South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

Siza Makathini
|PTS
|10
|18/08/1991
|align=left|

Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg

Johannesburg

, Gauteng

Gauteng

Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...

, South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

Shaun Ayers
|PTS
|10
|30/06/1991
|align=left|

Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg

Johannesburg

, Gauteng

Gauteng

Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...

, South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

Rick Rice
|KO
|3
|18/02/1991
|align=left|

Arena Indoor Hall, Pretoria

Pretoria

Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...

, Gauteng

Gauteng

Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...

, South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

Gideon Hlongwa
|PTS
|8
|27/01/1991
|align=left|

Good Hope Centre

The Good Hope Centre in Cape Town, South Africa by Pier Luigi Nervi, is an exhibition hall and conference centre, with the exhibition hall comprising an arch with tie-beam on each of the four vertical facades and two diagonal arches supporting two intersecting barrel-like roofs which in turn were...

, Cape Town

Cape Town

Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

, Western Cape

Western Cape

The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...

, South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

Leander Collins
|KO
|2
|22/09/1990
|align=left|

Intl. Convention Center, Brownsville

Brownsville, Texas

Brownsville is a city in the southernmost tip of the state of Texas, in the United States. It is located on the northern bank of the Rio Grande, directly north and across the border from Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Brownsville is the 16th largest city in the state of Texas with a population of...

, Texas

Texas

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Andre Smiley
|KO
|2
|11/09/1990
|align=left|

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma city

, Oklahoma

Oklahoma

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Kevin Denson
|PTS
|6
|25/08/1990
|align=left|

Central Maine Civic Center

Androscoggin Bank Colisée

The Androscoggin Bank Colisée is a 4,000 capacity multi-purpose arena, in Lewiston, Maine, that opened in 1958....

, Lewiston

Lewiston, Maine

Lewiston is a city in Androscoggin County in Maine, and the second-largest city in the state. The population was 41,592 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included within the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine...

, Maine

Maine

Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Elvis Franks
|PTS
|4
|23/06/1990
|align=left|

Dallas

Dallas, Texas

, Texas

Texas

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Joe Adams
|PTS
|4
|27/04/1990
|align=left|

Biloxi

Biloxi, Mississippi

Biloxi is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, in the United States. The 2010 census recorded the population as 44,054. Along with Gulfport, Biloxi is a county seat of Harrison County....

, Mississippi

Mississippi

Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Themba Msweli
|PTS
|4
|09/04/1990
|align=left|

Pretoria University Arena, Pretoria

Pretoria

, Gauteng

Gauteng

Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...

, South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

Johan Van Zyl
|KO
|1
|11/02/1990
|align=left|

Portuguese Hall, Johannesburg

Johannesburg

, Gauteng

Gauteng

Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...

, South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

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|-align=center

|-

Kickboxing record

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:85%"
|-
|style="text-align: center" colspan=8|4 Wins, 11 Losses
|-
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Date
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Result
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Opponent
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Event
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Method
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Round
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Time
|-
|-
| 27/09/2008
| Loss
|

Gregory Tony
| WFC 6, Sofia, Bulgaria
| Decision
| 3
| 3:00
|-
|-
| 30/03/2008
| Win
|

Kaoklai Kaennorsing

| The Khan 1, Seoul, Korea
| Decision
| 3
| 3:00
|-
|-
| 14/10/2006
| Win
|

Espedito Da Silva
| K-1 Rules Africa Bomba-Yaa 2006
| KO
| 2
|
|-
|-
| 20/05/2006
| Loss
|

Jorgen Kruth

Jörgen Kruth

| K-1 Scandinavia GP in Stockholm
| Decision
| 3
| 3:00
|-
|-
| 5/03/2006
| Loss
|

Ray Sefo

"Sugar" Ray Sefo is a New Zealand kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist. He is five time Muay Thai World champion and eight time K-1 World Grand Prix Finals tournament participant, currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada and training with Xtreme Couture.He holds notable wins in the K-1 over...

| K-1 WGP 2005 in Auckland
| Decision
| 3
| 3:00
|-
|-
| 23/09/2005
| Loss
|

Musashi

Musashi (kickboxer)

is a retired professional Japanese Heavyweight karateka and kickboxer. He is 4 time K-1 Japan tournament champion, a former WAKO Heavyweight Muay Thai champion and two time K-1 World Grand Prix finalist...

| K-1 2005 WGP Final Elimination
| Decision
| 3
| 3:00
|-
|-
| 13/08/2005
| Loss
|

Mighty Mo

Mighty Mo (kickboxer)

Siala-Mou "Mighty Mo" Siliga , is an American kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist, fighting out of Millennia MMA. He is the K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II and the K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii tournament champion....

| K-1 2005 in Las Vegas II
| TKO
| 1
| 1:20
|-
|-
| 4/12/2004
| Loss
|

Remy Bonjasky

Remy "The Flying Gentleman" Bonjasky is a Dutch super heavyweight kickboxer of Surinamese descent. He is a three-time K-1 World Grand Prix champion, who has won the title in 2003, 2004, and 2008...

| K-1 2004 WGP Final
| Decision
| 3
| 3:00
|-
|-
| 4/12/2004
| Win
|

Peter Aerts

| K-1 2004 WGP Final
| KO (Leg Injury)
| 1
| 1:13
|-
|-
| 25/09/2004
| Win
|

Jérôme Le Banner

Jérôme "Geronimo" Le Banner , is a French kickboxer and K-1 superstar, famous for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power....

| K-1 2004 WGP Final Elimination
| TKO (Corner Stoppage)
| 3
| 0:00
|-
|-
| 6/05/2004
| Loss
|

Remy Bonjasky

Remy "The Flying Gentleman" Bonjasky is a Dutch super heavyweight kickboxer of Surinamese descent. He is a three-time K-1 World Grand Prix champion, who has won the title in 2003, 2004, and 2008...

| K-1 WGP in Nagoya
| Decision
| 3
| 3:00
|-
|-
| 27/03/2004
| Loss
|

Aziz Khattou
| K-1 WGP in Saitama
| Decision
| 3
| 3:00
|-
|-
| 31/12/2003
| Loss
|

Yusuke Fujimoto

Yusuke Fujimoto is a Japanese former heavyweight kickboxer who competed in K-1 and was the K-1 World GP 2007 in Hong Kong tournament champion. He is called "Bun Bun Maru" because he takes big swings when he throws punches.-Retirement:...

| Dynamite!!
| Decision
| 3
| 3:00
|-
|-
| 6/12/2003
| Loss
|

Cyril Abidi

Cyril "Marseille Bad Boy" Abidi is a French former super heavyweight kickboxer. His road to fame started in 2000 when he entered K-1 and created a huge upset with a first round knockout win over legendary Peter Aerts....

| K-1 2003 WGP Final
| Decision
| 3
| 3:00
|-
|-
| 11/09/2003
| Loss
|

Cyril Abidi

| K-1 2003 WGP Final Elimination
| DQ
| 1
| 0:19
|-

Mixed martial arts record

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:85%"
|-
|style="text-align: center" colspan=8|0 Wins, 1 Loss
|-
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Date
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Result
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Opponent
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Event
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Method
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Round
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Time
|-
| 2004-12-31
| Loss
|

Yoshihiro Akiyama

, born Choo Sung-hoon , is a Japanese mixed martial artist and judoka. He is a fourth-generation Japanese of Korean descent and acquired Japanese nationality in 2001....

| K-1 PREMIUM 2004 Dynamite!!

K-1 PREMIUM 2004 Dynamite!!

K-1 PREMIUM 2004 Dynamite!! was an annual kickboxing and mixed martial arts event held by K-1 on New Year's Eve, Friday, December 31, 2004 at the Osaka Dome in Osaka, Japan...

| Submission (Armbar)

| 1
| 1:54
|

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

External links

Profile at K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...

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