Stipe Drews

Croatian boxer (born 1973)

Stipe Drviš

Born|

Stipe Drviš

(1973-06-08) 8 June 1973 (age 51)

Makarska, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia

Nationality| Croatian
Other names| Spiderman
Statistics
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

Men's Boxing
Representing  Croatia
Mediterranean Games
| Bari 1997 | Light Heavyweight

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

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As an amateur he took part at the European championships in 1996, but lost his third fight to the eventual champion Pietro Aurino. In the same year he was nominated for the 1996 Summer Olympics, but lost in the quarter-finals to 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

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* 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

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Drews began his professional career in 1999. On 8 February 2003 he became European champion with a victory over Silvio Branco. After three title defenses he relinquished the title and instead fought against Paul Briggs for the WBC World Championship title. He lost this fight. Drews fought again several times for the European title and won all matches. Two world champion matches were called off. On 28 April 2007, Drews won in Oberhausen, Germany against Silvio Branco,[1] and became the WBA World light heavyweight champion. He lost his title against Australian Danny Green in 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

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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 | UD | 12 | 2007-12-16 |  Challenge Stadium, Perth, Australia | Lost WBA light heavyweight title
33  | Win  | 32–1  |  Silvio Branco | UD | 12 | 2007-04-28 |  König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany | Won WBA light heavyweight title
32  | Win  | 31–1  |  Kai Kurzawa  | UD | 12 | 2006-05-27 |  Zenith, Munich, Bavaria, Germany | Retained EBU light heavyweight title
31  | Win  | 30–1  |  Antonio Brancalion | UD | 12 | 2006-01-07 |  Zenith, Munich, Bavaria, Germany | Won vacant EBU light heavyweight title
30  | Win  | 29–1  |  Omar Gonzalez  | UD | 12 | 2005-06-18 |  Pula Arena, Pula, Istria, Croatia | Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental light heavyweight title
29  | Win  | 28–1  |  Yameen Muhammad  | TKO | 1 | 2005-03-05 |  Wilhelm Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen, Germany |
28  | Win  | 27–1  |  Ovill McKenzie | UD | 8 | 2004-12-04 |  Estrel Convention Center, Berlin, Germany |
27  | Loss  | 26–1  |  Paul Briggs | UD | 12 | 2004-08-15 |  State Sports Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | WBC light heavyweight title eliminator
26  | Win  | 26–0  |  Kostyantyn Shvets  | UD | 12 | 2004-05-08 |  Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | Retained EBU light heavyweight title
25  | Win  | 25–0  |  Olivier Beard  | TKO | 6 | 2003-11-18 |  Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany | Retained EBU light heavyweight title
24  | Win  | 24–0  |  Kamel Amrane  | UD | 12 | 2003-07-12 |  Wilhelm Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen, Germany | Retained EBU and IBF Inter-Continental light heavyweight titles
23  | Win  | 23–0  |  Silvio Branco | UD | 12 | 2003-02-08 |  Estrel Convention Center, Berlin, Germany | Won vacant EBU light heavyweight title
22  | Win  | 22–0  |  Lee Manuel Ossie  | UD | 12 | 2002-11-23 |  Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental light heavyweight title
21  | Win  | 21–0  |  Faustino Gonzalez  | UD | 8 | 2002-09-14 |  Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany |
20  | Win  | 20–0  |  Mohamed Siluvangi | PTS | 8 | 2002-07-20 |  Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
19  | Win  | 19–0  |  Yohan Gimenez  | PTS | 6 | 2002-04-06 |  Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany |
18  | Win  | 18–0  |  Massimiliano Saiani  | TKO | 3 | 2002-02-08 |  Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany |
17  | Win  | 17–0  |  Bruce Özbek  | KO | 2 | 2001-11-24 |  Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany |
16  | Win  | 16–0  |  Zoltán Béres | PTS | 6 | 2001-09-23 |  Festzelt, Eddersheim, Hesse, Germany |
15  | Win  | 15–0  |  Talal Santiago  | TKO | 6 | 2001-07-21 |  Tivoli Eissporthalle, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
14  | Win  | 14–0  |  Julius Gal  | PTS | 6 | 2001-05-05 |  Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany |
13  | Win  | 13–0  |  Tamás Elekes  | TKO | 5 | 2001-01-27 |  Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
12  | Win  | 12–0  |  Ridha Soussi  | PTS | 8 | 2000-11-25 |  Preussag Arena, Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
11  | Win  | 11–0  |  Andre Mewis  | KO | 5 | 2000-10-01 |  Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany | Won vacant German International light heavyweight title
10  | Win  | 10–0  |  Mihai Iftode  | PTS | 4 | 2000-06-23 |  FTC Stadium, Budapest, Hungary |
9  | Win  | 9–0  |  Ivica Cukusic  | PTS | 6 | 2000-05-28 |  Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany |
8  | Win  | 8–0  |  Stefan Stanko  | TKO | 2 | 2000-03-31 |  St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland |
7  | Win  | 7–0  |  Ruben Ruiz  | KO | 1 | 2000-02-05 |  Rhein-Ruhr Halle, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
6  | Win  | 6–0  |  Jaroslav Cepicky  | TKO | 4 | 1999-12-11 |  Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany |
5  | Win  | 5–0  |  Julius Gal  | PTS | 6 | 1999-10-23 |  Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany |
4  | Win  | 4–0  |  Csaba Olah  | TKO | 5 | 1999-10-09 |  König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
3  | Win  | 3–0  |  László Mikes  | KO | 4 | 1999-09-18 |  Maritim Hotel, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
2  | Win  | 2–0  |  Philip Houthoofdt  | TKO | 1 | 1999-07-10 |  Sporthalle Augsburg, Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany |
1  | Win  | 1–0  |  Julius Gal  | PTS | 4 | 1999-05-22 |  Sportpalace, Budapest, Hungary |

## See also

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* List of world light-heavyweight boxing champions

## References

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1. ^ "STURM AND DREWS WIN". Eurosport. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
2. ^ "Green Captures WBA Crown, Mundine Next?". Boxingscene. 16 December 2007. Retrieved 2022-10-13.

## External links

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* Boxing record for Stipe Drews from BoxRec (registration required)
* Stipe Drvis at Olympics.com
* Stipe Drviš at Olympedia

Sporting positions

Regional boxing titles
Vacant

Title last held by

Thomas Ulrich |  EBU light-heavyweight champion
8 February 2003 – 2004
Vacated  | Vacant

Title next held by

Thomas Ulrich
EBU light-heavyweight champion
7 January 2006 – 2006
Vacated
World boxing titles
Preceded by

Silvio Branco

|  WBA light heavyweight champion
28 April 2007 – 16 December 2007  | Succeeded by

Danny Green
*[No.]: Number
*[UD]: Unanimous decision
*[KO]: Knockout
*[TKO]: Technical knockout
*[PTS]: Points decision