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 | ||||||||||||||
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| 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
editStjepan 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
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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.