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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| Born | 23 October 1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Croatian | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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 edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ a b "World Boxing Foundation » WBF World Championship History". Archived from the original on January 6, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
- ^ "Stjepan Božić obranio naslov svjetskog prvaka". Index.hr. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "Boxing Result: Mock Loses European Union Belt in Denmark – Boxing News".
- ^ a b "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.