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
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
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
[ 6]
References