Stjepan Božić

Stjepan Božić
Stjepan Božić
Born	23 October 1974 (age 50); Brežice, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
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
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

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