Stjepan Božić

Stjepan Božić
Stjepan Božić
Statistics
Weight(s)	super middleweight
Height	5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (179 cm)
Nationality	Croatian
Born	23 October 1974 (age 47); 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
Men’s Boxing
Representing Croatia
European Amateur Championships

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[]

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