Stjepan Božić

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]

Not to be confused with Stipe Božić.
Stjepan Božić
Statistics
Weight(s)super middleweight
Height5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (179 cm)
NationalityCroatian
Born (1974-10-23) 23 October 1974
Brežice, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights40
Wins29
Wins by KO19
Losses11
Draws0
No contests0
Medal record
Men’s Boxing
Representing  Croatia
European Amateur Championships
2000 Tampere Middleweight

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

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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 6, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Stjepan Božić obranio naslov svjetskog prvaka". Index.hr. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  3. "Boxing Result: Mock Loses European Union Belt in Denmark – Boxing News".
  4. "Razvodi se boksač Stjepan Božić". Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  5. "Rastaju se boksač Stjepan Božić i supruga Angelina". Vecernji.hr. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  6. "BoxRec". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
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