Jack Culcay
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| Born | Jack Robert Culcay-Keth September 26, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Golden Jack | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Light Middleweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7.5 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| No contests | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jack Robert Culcay-Keth (born September 26, 1985 in Ambato, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian-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 the gold at the 2009 World Championships. He held the WBA interim light middleweight title between 2015 and 2017.
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 EBU light middleweight title on August 2014, beating Isaac Real on points.[4]
On May 2015, Culcay faced Maurice Weber for the WBA interim title. Culcay won the bout and the title by unanimous decision. 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 on March 2017 at the Freidrich-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]
Professional boxing record
References
- ^ "Jack Culcay - Boxer". Boxrec.com.
- ^ http://jackculcay.de/biographie.php
- ^ "Medallists by weight category" (PDF). AIBA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
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- ^ "Andrade: Line Them Up, I'll Knock All The Champions Down! - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
- ^ "Andrade tops Culcay for WBA super welter title". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
- ^ "Demetrius Andrade snares WBA Regular super-welterweight title". Sky Sports. March 11, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
- ^ Boxing record for Jack Culcay from BoxRec (registration required)
External links
- Boxing record for Jack Culcay from BoxRec (registration required)
- All results
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