Štěpán Horváth

Štěpán Horváth
Born (1982-12-20) December 20, 1982 (age 42)
Chomutov, Czechoslovakia
(now Czech Republic)
NationalityCzech
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
Light middleweight
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights28
Wins21
Wins by KO11
Losses7

Štěpán Horváth (born December 20, 1982) is a Czech professional boxer who held the WBO European super welterweight title between 2016 and 2017. He is of partial Romani descent.[1]

Having lost in previous fights to boxers such as Frank Buglioni, Chris Eubank Jr, and Liam Williams, Horváth won the WBO European super welterweight title in Plzeň against German-Italian boxer Davide Doria in March 2016.[2] In June 2016, Horváth improved his record to 17–5 in defending his title against Hungarian challenger Ferenc Hafner in four rounds.[3] He defended his title for a second time at Královka Arena in Prague against German boxer Arthur Hermann in March 2017.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Štěpán Horváth: Profesionál s výborným dvojitým hákem". romea.cz (in Czech). 13 October 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Weekly boxing results – March 10". boxingnewsonline.net. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  3. ^ Vavrda, Antonín (25 June 2016). "Skvělá Bytyqi obhájila titul juniorské mistryně světa, Horváth lámal žebra". lidovky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  4. ^ Vacek, Václav (12 March 2017). "Boxer Štěpán Horváth je mistrem Evropy!". denik.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 17 March 2024.


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