Stipe Drews
Stipe Drviš | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | Stipe Drviš 8 June 1973 | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Croatian | ||||||||||||||
| Other names | Spiderman | ||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Light heavyweight | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 34 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 32 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Stipe Drews (born Stipe Drviš, 8 June 1973) is a retired Croatian professional boxer. He won the WBA's version of the world light heavyweight championship title on 27 April 2007.
Amateur career
As an amateur he took part at the European championships in 1996, but lost his third fight to the eventual champion
Seung-Bae Lee
. He was second at the Mediterranean games in 1997. During his amateur career he was six times Croatian champion. He won 90 fights out of 100.
Amateur highlights
- Amateur Record: 90–10
- 6 time Croatian Champion
- Member of the 1996 Croatian Olympic Team as a Light Heavyweight. His results were:
- Defeated John Douglas (Guyana) TKO 2
- Defeated Timur Ibragimov (Uzbekistan) 10–9
- Lost to Lee Seung-Bae(South Korea) 11–14
Professional career
Drews began his professional career in 1999. On 8 February 2003 he became European champion with a victory over
Perth on 16 December 2007. Drews lost the match on points.[2]
Personal
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Stipe Drews bears the nickname Spiderman which is due to his long arms and his speed. He currently lives in Pula, Croatia with his wife and one child, where he manages his beach bar Pomidor.
In March 2008 Stipe Drews participated in reality show called "Farma" on Croatian Nova TV. After enduring three weeks in the show, he started up a fist fight with 57-year-old photographer Stephen Lupino during live TV broadcast and thus was disqualified from the show.
Professional boxing record
| 34 fights | 32 wins | 2 losses |
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| By knockout | 13 | 0 |
| By decision | 19 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 34 | Loss | 32–2 |  Danny Green
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UD | 12 | 2007-12-16 | Challenge Stadium, Perth, Australia
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Lost WBA light heavyweight title |
| 33 | Win | 32–1 |  Silvio Branco
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UD | 12 | 2007-04-28 |  König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany
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Won WBA light heavyweight title |
| 32 | Win | 31–1 | Kai Kurzawa
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UD | 12 | 2006-05-27 | Zenith, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Retained EBU light heavyweight title |
| 31 | Win | 30–1 | Antonio Brancalion
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UD | 12 | 2006-01-07 | Zenith, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Won vacant EBU light heavyweight title |
| 30 | Win | 29–1 |  Omar Gonzalez
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UD | 12 | 2005-06-18 |  Pula Arena, Pula, Istria, Croatia
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Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental light heavyweight title |
| 29 | Win | 28–1 |  Yameen Muhammad
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TKO | 1 | 2005-03-05 | Wilhelm Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen, Germany
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| 28 | Win | 27–1 |  Ovill McKenzie
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UD | 8 | 2004-12-04 | Estrel Convention Center, Berlin, Germany
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| 27 | Loss | 26–1 | Paul Briggs
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UD | 12 | 2004-08-15 | State Sports Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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WBC light heavyweight title eliminator |
| 26 | Win | 26–0 |  Kostyantyn Shvets
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UD | 12 | 2004-05-08 | Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Retained EBU light heavyweight title |
| 25 | Win | 25–0 |  Olivier Beard
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TKO | 6 | 2003-11-18 | Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
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Retained EBU light heavyweight title |
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Kamel Amrane
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UD | 12 | 2003-07-12 | Wilhelm Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen, Germany
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Retained EBU and IBF Inter-Continental light heavyweight titles |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Silvio Branco
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UD | 12 | 2003-02-08 | Estrel Convention Center, Berlin, Germany
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Won vacant EBU light heavyweight title |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 |  Lee Manuel Ossie
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UD | 12 | 2002-11-23 | Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental light heavyweight title |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 |  Faustino Gonzalez
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UD | 8 | 2002-09-14 | Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany
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| 20 | Win | 20–0 |  Mohamed Siluvangi
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PTS | 8 | 2002-07-20 | Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Yohan Gimenez
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PTS | 6 | 2002-04-06 | Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
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| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Massimiliano Saiani
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TKO | 3 | 2002-02-08 | Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany
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| 17 | Win | 17–0 |  Bruce Özbek
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KO | 2 | 2001-11-24 | Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
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| 16 | Win | 16–0 |  Zoltán Béres
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PTS | 6 | 2001-09-23 | Festzelt, Eddersheim, Hesse, Germany
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| 15 | Win | 15–0 |  Talal Santiago
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TKO | 6 | 2001-07-21 | Tivoli Eissporthalle, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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| 14 | Win | 14–0 |  Julius Gal
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PTS | 6 | 2001-05-05 | Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany
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| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Tamás Elekes
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TKO | 5 | 2001-01-27 | Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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| 12 | Win | 12–0 |  Ridha Soussi
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PTS | 8 | 2000-11-25 | Preussag Arena, Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
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| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Andre Mewis
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KO | 5 | 2000-10-01 | Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
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Won vacant German International light heavyweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 |  Mihai Iftode
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PTS | 4 | 2000-06-23 | FTC Stadium, Budapest, Hungary
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| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Ivica Cukusic
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PTS | 6 | 2000-05-28 | Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Stefan Stanko
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TKO | 2 | 2000-03-31 |  St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Ruben Ruiz
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KO | 1 | 2000-02-05 | Rhein-Ruhr Halle, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Jaroslav Cepicky
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TKO | 4 | 1999-12-11 | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Julius Gal
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PTS | 6 | 1999-10-23 | , Germany | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Csaba Olah
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TKO | 5 | 1999-10-09 | König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | László Mikes
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KO | 4 | 1999-09-18 | Maritim Hotel, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 |  Philip Houthoofdt
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TKO | 1 | 1999-07-10 | Sporthalle Augsburg, Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Julius Gal
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PTS | 4 | 1999-05-22 | Sportpalace, Budapest, Hungary
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See also
References
- ^ "STURM AND DREWS WIN". Eurosport. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
- ^ "Green Captures WBA Crown, Mundine Next?". Boxingscene. 16 December 2007. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
External links
- Boxing record for Stipe Drews from BoxRec (registration required)
- Stipe Drvis at Olympics.com
- Stipe Drviš at Olympedia
