Jack Culcay

Jack Robert Culcay-Keth (born 26 September 1985) is an Ecuadorian-born German professional boxer. As an amateur he represented Germany, fighting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the welterweight division, and winning a silver medal at the 2008 European Championships and gold at the 2009 World Championships. He held the WBA interim light-middleweight title between 2015 and 2017.

Jack Culcay
Culcay in 2011
Statistics
Nickname(s)Golden Jack
Weight(s)
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Reach165 cm (65 in)
NationalityGerman
Born (1985-09-26) 26 September 1985
Ambato, Ecuador
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights37
Wins33
Wins by KO14
Losses4
Medal record
Men’s amateur boxing
Representing  Germany
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Liverpool Welterweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Milan Welterweight

Amateur career

Culcay took up boxing at the behest of his father in 1998, training at TG 75 Darmstadt.[2] He was relatively unknown in 2007, when he was sent to the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships. But while all the German top fighters exited early he and middleweight Konstantin Buga were the only ones to reach the quarterfinal and qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. At the World Championships, Culcay beat Jetmir Kuci and Zoran Mitrovic then he lost to eventual American winner Demetrius Andrade. At the Olympics he was edged out in his first bout by Kim Jung-Joo.[3] Culcay went on to win a gold medal at the 2009 World Championships, beating Andrey Zamkovoy in the final match.

Professional career

Culcay turned pro in 2009. He is promoted by Sauerland Promotions. He won his first 14 fights, before losing a split decision to Guido Pitto. Culcay avenged the loss with a narrow unanimous decision win in his next fight. Culcay claimed the European light-middleweight title in August 2014, beating Isaac Real on points.[4]

Culcay vs. Weber

In May 2015, Culcay faced Maurice Weber for the WBA interim light-middleweight title. Culcay won the bout and the title by unanimous decision.

Culcay vs. Andrade

After two successful defenses, Culcay reached an agreement to fight former world champion Demetrius Andrade. The winner would be elevated to WBA (Regular) champion. The fight took place in March 2017 at the Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Andrade won by split decision. Two judges scored the bout 116–112, 116–112 for Andrade whilst the third had it 115–114 for Culcay. The fight was regarded as close, with as many as five rounds being tossed between the two. Sky Sports pundits had Andrade a clear close winner as he outworked Culcay. In the post fight interview, Andrade credited his performance, "I thought I did everything that I needed to do. I came to Germany and took the title. Culcay came like a champion, but I was the better man. I outlanded him and I came out with the victory."[5][6][7]

Culcay vs. Cospolite

On June 12, 2020, Culcay fought Howard Cospolite. While Cospolite performed well in some rounds of the bout, Culcay was overall more efficient and managed to outland Cospolite. This deserved Culcay a unanimous decision win, scoring 118-110, 117-111 and 116-112 on the scorecards.[8]

Culcay vs. Baraou

In his next bout, Culcay faced IBF #7-ranked and WBC #13-ranked Abass Baraou.[9] In a very close fight, Culcay managed to do enough to win the but in the eyes of two of the judges, who scored the fight 116-113 and 115-114 in favor of Culcay while the third judge saw Baraou as the winner 115-113, result in a split-decision win for the former world champion.[10]

Professional boxing record
37 fights 33 wins 4 losses
By knockout 14 0
By decision 19 4
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
37 Win 33–4 Argentina Juan Adrian Monzon KO 2 (8), 1:25 1 Jul 2023 Germany Unihalle Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
36 Win 32–4 Italy Damiano Falcinelli UD 8 12 Nov 2022 Germany AGON Sportpark, Berlin, Germany
35 Win 31–4 Italy Emanuele Cavallucci UD 10 2 Jul 2022 Germany Stadtwerke Arena, Erding, Germany
34 Win 30–4 Italy Khalil El Harraz UD 10 11 Mar 2022 Germany AGON Sportpark, Berlin, Germany
33 Win 29–4 Germany Abass Baraou SD 12 28 Aug 2020 Germany Havelstudios, Berlin, Germany
32 Win 28–4 France Howard Cospolite UD 12 12 Jun 2020 Germany Havelstudios, Berlin, Germany Retained WBO International light-middleweight title
31 Win 27–4 Germany Jama Saidi UD 12 23 Nov 2019 Germany Arena Berlin, Berlin, Germany Won WBO International light-middleweight title
30 Win 26–4 Italy Stefano Castellucci UD 8 15 Jun 2019 Germany Sport and Congress Center, Schwerin, Germany
29 Loss 25–4 Ukraine Sergiy Derevyanchenko UD 12 13 Apr 2019 United States Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
28 Win 25–3 Dominican Republic Rafael Bejaran TKO 10 (12), 1:25 22 Sep 2018 Germany MBS Arena, Potsdam, Germany Won vacant IBF International middleweight title
27 Win 24–3 Spain Adasat Rodriguez TKO 6 (12), 0:55 9 Jun 2018 Germany Kohlrabizirkus, Leipzig, Germany Won vacant European Union middleweight title
26 Win 23–3 United Kingdom Craig Cunningham UD 8 10 Mar 2018 Germany Stadthalle, Gütersloh, Germany
25 Loss 22–3 Poland Maciej Sulęcki UD 10 22 Oct 2017 United States Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, US
24 Loss 22–2 United States Demetrius Andrade SD 12 11 Mar 2017 Germany Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen, Germany Lost WBA (Regular) light-middleweight title
23 Win 22–1 Venezuela Jean Carlos Prada RTD 9 (12), 3:00 9 Apr 2016 Germany MBS Arena, Potsdam, Germany Retained WBA interim light-middleweight title
22 Win 21–1 Republic of Ireland Dennis Hogan UD 12 5 Dec 2015 Germany Inselparkhalle, Hamburg, Germany Retained WBA interim light-middleweight title
21 Win 20–1 Germany Maurice Weber UD 12 9 May 2015 Germany Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany Won WBA interim light-middleweight title
20 Win 19–1 France Karim Merroudj UD 12 6 Dec 2014 Germany EWE Arena, Oldenburg, Germany Retained European light-middleweight title
19 Win 18–1 Spain Isaac Real UD 12 16 Aug 2014 Germany Messehalle, Erfurt, Germany Retained WBA Inter-Continental light-middleweight title;
Won European light-middleweight title
18 Win 17–1 France Salim Larbi UD 12 05 Apr 2014 Germany Stadthalle, Rostock, Germany Retained WBA Inter-Continental light-middleweight title
17 Win 16–1 France Dieudonne Belinga UD 12 14 Dec 2013 Germany Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany Retained WBA Inter-Continental light-middleweight title
16 Win 15–1 Argentina Guido Nicolas Pitto UD 12 26 Oct 2013 Germany EWE Arena, Oldenburg, Germany Won WBA Inter-Continental light-middleweight title
15 Loss 14–1 Argentina Guido Nicolas Pitto SD 12 27 Apr 2013 Germany Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany Lost WBA Inter-Continental light-middleweight title
14 Win 14–0 France Jean Michel Hamilcaro TKO 5 (12), 2:26 15 Dec 2012 Germany Arena Nürnberger Versicherung, Nuremberg, Germany Retained WBA Inter-Continental light-middleweight title
13 Win 13–0 United Kingdom Mark Thompson TKO 5 (12), 2:48 29 Sep 2012 Germany Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany Retained WBA Inter-Continental light-middleweight title
12 Win 12–0 France Frederic Serre TKO 3 (12), 2:04 25 Aug 2012 Germany O2 World Arena, Berlin, Germany Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental light-middleweight title
11 Win 11–0 Italy Salvatore Annunziata TKO 7 (8), 2:38 25 Feb 2012 Germany Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany
10 Win 10–0 Italy Giammario Grassellini KO 1 (10), 0:48 3 Dec 2011 Finland Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland
9 Win 9–0 United Kingdom Dee Mitchell UD 10 3 Sep 2011 Denmark Herning Kongrescenter, Herning, Denmark
8 Win 8–0 Georgia (country) Mikheil Khutsishvili KO 3 (8), 2:31 9 Apr 2011 Germany Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany
7 Win 7–0 Bulgaria Alexey Ribchev UD 8 19 Nov 2010 Germany Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
6 Win 6–0 Romania Ionut Trandafir Ilie TKO 4 (6) 2:18 31 Jul 2010 Germany O2 World, Hamburg, Germany
5 Win 5–0 Germany Omar Siala UD 6 3 Jul 2010 Germany Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany
4 Win 4–0 Brazil Isak Tavares TKO 1 (6), 2:23 22 May 2010 Germany Stadthalle, Rostock, Germany
3 Win 3–0 France Sylvestre Marianini TKO 1 (4), 2:27 24 Apr 2010 Germany Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
2 Win 2–0 Lithuania Dmitrij Sidorovic TKO 1 (4), 2:30 9 Jan 2010 Germany Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany
1 Win 1–0 Czech Republic Jindrich Kubin UD 4 19 Dec 2009 Germany Sport and Congress Center, Schwerin, Germany

References
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  2. "Jack Culcay".
  3. "Medallists by weight category" (PDF). AIBA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
  4. "Isaac Real se queda sin título". 17 August 2014.
  5. "Andrade: Line Them Up, I'll Knock All The Champions Down! - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  6. "Andrade tops Culcay for WBA super welter title". ESPN.com. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  7. "Demetrius Andrade snares WBA Regular super-welterweight title". Sky Sports. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  8. "Jack Culcay wins unanimous decision over Howard Cospolite in Berlin". The Ring. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  9. "Culcay vs Baraou - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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