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Lennox Lewis vs. Francois Botha : ウィキペディア英語版 | Lennox Lewis vs. Francois Botha
Lennox Lewis vs. Francois Botha, billed as "The Homecoming", was a professional boxing match contested on July 15, 2000 for the WBC, IBF, IBO and ''Lineal'' Heavyweight Championships. ==Background== Following an easy victory over the previously undefeated Michael Grant on April 29, Lennox Lewis agreed to make his next defense against South African contender Francois Botha. The fight was also announced to take place in Lewis' native London, making it his first championship fight there since being defeated by Oliver McCall in 1994.〔(Lewis to Fight Botha in London ), N.Y. Times article, 2000-05–19, Retrieved on 2013-06-26〕 Botha, meanwhile, was coming off an impressive performance against Mike Tyson in which he dominated the former Undisputed Champion for four rounds before Tyson was able to land a quick right hand in the fifth round to earn the knockout victory. Botha then fought a close majority draw with fellow heavyweight contender Shannon Briggs and earned an easy first round knockout victory over journeyman Steve Pannell before landing the championship fight with Lewis. Lewis, however, faced criticism for choosing to face Botha, who was ranked at number nine by the WBC and not ranked at all by the IBF. Though Botha came into the fight as a huge underdog, he remained confident that he could defeat Lewis stating "If I don’t knock him out, it’s going to be a terrible beating."〔(Preview of Lennox Lewis-Frans Botha Bout ), ABC News article, 2000-07–15, Retrieved on 2013-06-26〕
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