Croatian boxer
Stjepan Božić
Born (1974-10-23 ) 23 October 1974 (age 49) Nationality Croatian Statistics Weight(s) super middleweight Height 5 ft 10+ 1 ⁄2 in (179 cm) Stance Orthodox Boxing record Total fights 40 Wins 29 Wins by KO 19 Losses 11
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]
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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 29 Wins (19 knockouts, 10 decisions), 11 Losses (8 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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