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Francois Botha vs Themba Msweli — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Francois Botha

Themba Msweli

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

Botha

48

Wins29 KO · 60%

11

Losses

3

Draws63 tracked bouts

Msweli

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 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 1–0

Francois Botha and Themba Msweli have met 1 time; Botha leads 1–0.

Francois Botha and Themba Msweli have met 1 time; Botha leads 1–0.
Met1990Apr 9Series
Francois BothaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Themba MsweliFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Botha 4 · Msweli 1 of 5 measurable rows
BothaMsweli
Record†
48-11-3 (edge)0-2
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
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.6
2.6 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 63
63
2

† 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″
Themba Msweli: No height on file
Agenot held
Francois Botha: 58
Themba Msweli: No date of birth
Stance
Francois Botha: Orthodox
Themba Msweli: Not recorded

Francois Botha left, Themba Msweli 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%

Themba Msweli0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Themba Msweli: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Msweli yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Francois Botha 63, Themba Msweli 2 — 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

Themba Msweli last boxed on Nov 27, 1994 — 11,650 days ago. Msweli had lost two straight.LL

Botha Apr 1990Bernardo Nov 19940.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Francois Botha and Themba Msweli ever fought each other?
Yes. Francois Botha and Themba Msweli met once on April 9, 1990, and Francois Botha won by PTS.
The meeting

WApr 9, 1990 · Botha · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Botha or Msweli?
Francois Botha is 48-11-3 and Themba Msweli is 0-2 across the 2 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%

Msweli0–20%

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

Botha2960.4%

Msweli0

The Numbers ↓
Do Botha and Msweli have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Francois Botha and Themba Msweli have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Botha and Msweli?
This comparison is drawn from 63 bouts tracked for Francois Botha and 2 bouts tracked for Themba Msweli. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Botha63bouts

Msweli2bouts

How They Win ↓

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