Štěpán Horváth Explained

Štěpán Horváth
Weight:Middleweight
Light middleweight
Height:5 ft 9 in
Nationality:Czech
Birth Date:20 December 1982
Birth Place:Chomutov, Czechoslovakia
(now Czech Republic)
Style:Orthodox
Total:28
Wins:21
Ko:11
Losses:7

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]

Notes and References

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