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 | ||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | super middleweight | |||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 1⁄2 in (179 cm) | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Croatian | |||||||||||||
| Born | 23 October 1974 Brežice, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||
| Boxing record | ||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 40 | |||||||||||||
| Wins | 29 | |||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 19 | |||||||||||||
| Losses | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Draws | 0 | |||||||||||||
| No contests | 0 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 |
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| Loss | 29–10 | Marek Matyja |
TKO | 3 (8) | 2015-01-31 | Torun |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Win | 27–7 | Edo Čavrk |
TKO | 2 (8) | 2013-11-24 | Zagreb |
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| 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 |
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| Win | 25–6 |  Miša Nikolić |
KO | 2 (6) | 2012-03-24 |  Nikšić |
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| Loss | 24–6 | Henry Weber |
SD | 8 | 2011-10-01 | Neubrandenburg |
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| Loss | 24–5 | Arthur Abraham |
TKO | 2 (10) | 2011-02-12 | Muelheim |
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| Win | 24–4 |  Gyula Gaspar |
TKO | 2 (8) | 2010-04-09 |  Ljubljana |
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| 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 |
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| Win | 22–3 |  Roman Aramian |
UD | 12 | 2008-07-25 | Novalja |
Retained WBA Inter-Continental super middleweight title |
| Win | 21–3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
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| Loss | 18–3 |  Vitaliy Tsypko |
TKO | 2 (8) | 2006-09-23 | Wetzlar |
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| Loss | 18–2 | David Gogiya |
SD | 8 | 2006-03-04 | Oldenburg |
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| Win | 18–1 |  Julio César Vásquez |
RTD | 7 (12) | 2005-12-02 | Zadar |
Retained World Boxing Foundation super middleweight title |
| Win | 17–1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
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| Win | 15–1 | Wilfried Visee Rivelli |
UD | 8) | 2004-10-21 | Levallois-Perret |
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| Win | 14–1 |  Eliseo Nogueira |
UD | 8 | 2004-03-20 | Lyon |
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| Win | 13–1 | Karim Bennama |
UD | 8 | 2003-10-10 | Marseille |
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| Win | 12–1 | Eliseo Nogueira |
UD | 8 | 2004-03-20 | Levallois-Perret |
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| Win | 11–1 | Andras Lukats |
KO | 3 (6) | 2003-05-03 | Vukovar |
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| Win | 10–1 | Youssef Temsoury |
TKO | 6 (8) | 2003-02-24 | Levallois-Perret |
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| Win | 9–1 | Stefan Stanko |
TKO | 3 (10) | 2002-11-24 | Rijeka |
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| Win | 8–1 | Morahir Babayan |
TKO | 2 (8) | 2002-07-13 | Palavas-les-Flots |
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| Win | 7–1 | Milojko Pivljanin |
TKO | 3 (6) | 2002-04-13 | Zagreb |
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| Loss | 6–1 | Aime Bafounta |
PTS | 8 | 2001-12-22 | Orléans |
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| Win | 6–0 |  Ricardo Simarra |
UD | 6 | 2001-09-15 |  Agadir |
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| Win | 5–0 | Stefan Stanko |
TKO | 3 (6) | 2001-05-28 | Levallois-Perret |
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| Win | 4–0 |  Giovanni Jemma |
TKO | 6 | 2001-04-01 | Le Cannet |
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| Win | 3–0 |  Karim Gherbi |
TKO | 4 (6) | 2001-02-16 | Mont-de-Marsan |
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| Win | 2–0 | Miloud Chinoun |
TKO | 4 (6) | 2000-11-30 | Élancourt |
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| Win | 1–0 | Tibor Horvath |
TKO | 5 (6) | 2000-09-16 | Châteauroux |
Professional debut |
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 6, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Stjepan Božić obranio naslov svjetskog prvaka". Index.hr. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- "Razvodi se boksač Stjepan Božić". Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- "Rastaju se boksač Stjepan Božić i supruga Angelina". Vecernji.hr. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- "BoxRec". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
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