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]

Not to be confused with Stipe Božić.
Stjepan Božić
Statistics
Weight(s)super middleweight
Height5 ft 10 1⁄2 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
Medal record
Men’s Boxing
Representing  Croatia
European Amateur Championships
2000 Tampere Middleweight

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.

Private life

Stjepan has been married to Angelina since 2005. The couple had two kids Dominik and Matej.[4] In April 2010 Stjepan announced that he is divorcing.[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.
  4. "Razvodi se boksač Stjepan Božić". Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  5. "Rastaju se boksač Stjepan Božić i supruga Angelina". Vecernji.hr. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  6. "BoxRec". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
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