Fury vs. Botha

By Sean McDaniel: Unbeaten British heavyweight prospect Tyson Fury (13-0, 9 KO’s) isn’t happy that his February 19th fight against the 42-year-old Francois Botha (47-5-3, 28 KO’s) has been blocked by the British Boxing Board of Control. Fury, 22, and his promoter Mick Hennessy plan on appealing the ban. Hennessy had this to say in [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Well it looks like unbeaten British heavyweight prospect Tyson Fury (13-0, 9 KO’s) is going to have to go back to the drawing board and look for another opponent to fight after the British Boxing Board of Control rejected his attempt to fight 42-year-old Francois Botha (47-5-3, 28 KO’s) on February 19th, [...]

By Kevin Wrigley: Tyson Fury (13-0, KO 9) is set to face Francois Botha (47-5) on the 2nd February. This fight may end up overshadowing the rematch between John O’Donnel and Craig Watson for the vacant British title. As boxing fans no doubt know on the other side of the pond Fernando Montiel and Nonito [...]

London (Saturday January 22, 2011). The UK and Ireland’s unbeaten 6ft 9in heavyweight sensation Tyson Fury will face his toughest opponent to date when he takes on Former World title challenger Francois Botha over 10 rounds in a “Special Feature Fight” at Wembley Arena on Saturday 19th February.