Franz Dorfer (20 May 1950 – 8 January 2012) was an Austrian professional boxer who competed in the middleweight division.

As an amateur he won the bronze medal at the 1975 European Championships and competed at the 1976 Olympics, where he was eliminated in the first bout, by Iranian boxer Mohamed Azarhazin.

Later, in early 1970 he completed his military service in Sankt Pölten, and studied to become a gendarmerie in Mödling in 1971.

At the 1975 European championships he earned the bronze medal after he won against Kalevi Kosunen and Bulgarian Ilya Ilyev, but lost in the semi-finals against Wiesław Rudkowski, Up to 2012 this is the last medal won by any Austrian boxer at The European championships.

He turned professional in 1977 and had 36 bouts (23 wins – 11 losses – 2 draws) till 1986, when he eventually retired .