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Francois Botha vs Russell Rierson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Francois Botha

Russell Rierson

Francois Botha (48-11-3) and Russell Rierson (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Botha

48

Wins29 KO · 60%

11

Losses

3

Draws63 tracked bouts

Rierson

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Botha leads 2–0

Francois Botha and Russell Rierson have met 2 times; Botha leads 2–0.

Francois Botha and Russell Rierson have met 2 times; Botha leads 2–0.
Met1992Sep 291992Nov 19Series
Francois BothaFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Russell RiersonFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultKOR5KOR12Meetings

The Numbers

Botha 3 · Rierson 2 of 5 measurable rows
BothaRierson
Record†
48-11-3 (edge)0-3
Win %0–100%
79.8% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 29
29 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
60.42%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
60%—
Times stopped‡max 9
9
3 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 3
2.6
3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 63
63
3

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Francois Botha: 6′2″
Russell Rierson: No height on file
Agenot held
Francois Botha: 58
Russell Rierson: No date of birth
Stance
Francois Botha: Orthodox
Russell Rierson: Not recorded

Francois Botha left, Russell Rierson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Francois Botha48 wins · from 63 tracked bouts

Francois Botha: 48 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (60%) and 19 on the cards (40%). Counted from 63 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

29 by KO/TKO 60%19 on the cards 40%

Russell Rierson0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Russell Rierson: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Rierson yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Francois Botha 63, Russell Rierson 3 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Francois Botha last boxed on Mar 15, 2014 — 4,602 days ago. Botha had lost six straight.LLLLL

Takam Mar 2012Pianeta Sep 2012Williams Feb 2013Parker Jun 2013Wawrzyk Mar 20142.6 tracked bouts per year

Russell Rierson last boxed on Nov 19, 1992 — 12,388 days ago. Rierson had lost three straight.LLL

Williams Nov 1991Botha Sep 1992Botha Nov 19923 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Francois Botha and Russell Rierson ever fought each other?
Yes. Francois Botha and Russell Rierson have met 2 times and Francois Botha leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WNov 19, 1992 · Botha · KO R1

WSep 29, 1992 · Botha · KO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Botha or Rierson?
Francois Botha is 48-11-3 and Russell Rierson is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Francois Botha has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Botha48–11–379.8%

Rierson0–30%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Botha or Rierson?
Francois Botha has 29 knockout wins and Russell Rierson has 0. Francois Botha has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Botha2960.4%

Rierson0

The Numbers ↓
Do Botha and Rierson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Francois Botha and Russell Rierson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Botha and Rierson?
This comparison is drawn from 63 bouts tracked for Francois Botha and 3 bouts tracked for Russell Rierson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Botha63bouts

Rierson3bouts

How They Win ↓

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