Stjepan Božić

Stjepan Božić (born October 23, 1974 in Brežice, Slovenia) is a Croatian super middleweight boxer. He won the title of World Boxing Foundation (WBFo) world champion on June 6, 2005 fighting against Australian Nader Hamdan.[1] He successfully defended the title on December 2 in the same year versus Argentinian Julio Vasquez.[1][2]

Stjepan Božić
Statistics
Weight(s)super middleweight
Height5 ft 10 12 in (179 cm)
NationalityCroatian
Born (1974-10-23) 23 October 1974
Brežice, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights40
Wins29
Wins by KO19
Losses11
Draws0
No contests0

He won the WBA intercontinental title versus Danish Lolenga Mock.[3] After several defenses of the WBA intercontinental title, Božić landed a shot at the WBA world title, losing to Dimitri Sartison by sixth round TKO.

Personal life

Stjepan married Angelina in 2005 and they had two children together, Dominik and Matej.[4] In April 2010 Stjepan announced that he was getting divorced.[4][5]

Professional boxing record

28 Wins (19 knockouts, 9 decisions), 7 Losses (4 knockouts, 3 decisions), 0 Draws
Res. Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 29–11 Michal Gerlecki TKO 4 (8) 2015-03-14 Lubin
Loss 29–10 Marek Matyja TKO 3 (8) 2015-01-31 Torun
Loss 29–9 Tyron Zeuge RTD 5 (12) 2014-12-06 Oldenburg For IBF International super middleweight title
Win 29–8 Miroslav Kvocka UD 6 2014-08-03 Novalja
Loss 28–8 Fedor Chudinov RTD 5 (12) 2014-03-23 Noginsk For vacant WBC CIS and Slovenian Boxing Bureau (CISBB) super middleweight title
Win 28–7 Paata Varduashvili RTD 4 (8) 2013-12-19 Abu Dhabi
Win 27–7 Edo Čavrk TKO 2 (8) 2013-11-24 Zagreb
Loss 26–7 James DeGale RTD 4 (12) 2013-06-08 Greenhithe For WBC Silver super middleweight title
Win 26–6 Gordan Glišić TKO 2 (8) 2012-11-23 Pula
Win 25–6 Miša Nikolić KO 2 (6) 2012-03-24 Nikšić
Loss 24–6 Henry Weber SD 8 2011-10-01 Neubrandenburg
Loss 24–5 Arthur Abraham TKO 2 (10) 2011-02-12 Muelheim
Win 24–4 Gyula Gaspar TKO 2 (8) 2010-04-09 Ljubljana
Loss 23–4 Dimitri Sartison TKO 6 (12) 2009-11-21 Kiel For vacant WBA World super middleweight title
Win 23–3 Joseph Sovijus TKO 3 (8) 2008-12-17 Sarajevo
Win 22–3 Roman Aramian UD 12 2008-07-25 Novalja Retained WBA Inter-Continental super middleweight title
Win 21–3 Djamel Selini TKO 8 (12) 2008-03-29 Široki Brijeg Retained WBA Inter-Continental super middleweight title
Win 20–3 Lolenga Mock UD 12 2007-08-02 Pag Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental super middleweight title
Win 19–3 Stefan Stanko TKO 3 (6) 2007-01-26 Rijeka
Loss 18–3 Vitaliy Tsypko TKO 2 (8) 2006-09-23 Wetzlar
Loss 18–2 David Gogiya SD 8 2006-03-04 Oldenburg
Win 18–1 Julio César Vásquez RTD 7 (12) 2005-12-02 Zadar Retained World Boxing Foundation super middleweight title
Win 17–1 Nader Hamdan UD 12 2005-04-06 Zagreb Won vacant World Boxing Foundation super middleweight title
Win 16–1 Octavian Stoica DQ 2 (8) 2005-03-26 Besançon
Win 15–1 Wilfried Visee Rivelli UD 8) 2004-10-21 Levallois-Perret
Win 14–1 Eliseo Nogueira UD 8 2004-03-20 Lyon
Win 13–1 Karim Bennama UD 8 2003-10-10 Marseille
Win 12–1 Eliseo Nogueira UD 8 2004-03-20 Levallois-Perret
Win 11–1 Andras Lukats KO 3 (6) 2003-05-03 Vukovar
Win 10–1 Youssef Temsoury TKO 6 (8) 2003-02-24 Levallois-Perret
Win 9–1 Stefan Stanko TKO 3 (10) 2002-11-24 Rijeka
Win 8–1 Morahir Babayan TKO 2 (8) 2002-07-13 Palavas-les-Flots
Win 7–1 Milojko Pivljanin TKO 3 (6) 2002-04-13 Zagreb
Loss 6–1 Aime Bafounta PTS 8 2001-12-22 Orléans
Win 6–0 Ricardo Simarra UD 6 2001-09-15 Agadir
Win 5–0 Stefan Stanko TKO 3 (6) 2001-05-28 Levallois-Perret
Win 4–0 Giovanni Jemma TKO 6 2001-04-01 Le Cannet
Win 3–0 Karim Gherbi TKO 4 (6) 2001-02-16 Mont-de-Marsan
Win 2–0 Miloud Chinoun TKO 4 (6) 2000-11-30 Élancourt
Win 1–0 Tibor Horvath TKO 5 (6) 2000-09-16 Châteauroux Professional debut

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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 6, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Stjepan Božić obranio naslov svjetskog prvaka". Index.hr. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  3. "Razvodi se boksač Stjepan Božić". Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  4. "Rastaju se boksač Stjepan Božić i supruga Angelina". Vecernji.hr. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  5. "BoxRec". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
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