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.
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Nickname(s) | Golden Jack | |||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Reach | 165 cm (65 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1985-09-26) 26 September 1985 (age 37) Ambato, Ecuador | |||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||
Boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total fights | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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]
In May 2015, Culcay faced Maurice Weber for the WBA interim light-middleweight 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 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]
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]
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]
35 fights | 31 wins | 4 losses |
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By knockout | 13 | 0 |
By decision | 18 | 4 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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33 | Win | 29–4 | ![]() |
SD | 12 | 28 Aug 2020 | ![]() |
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32 | Win | 28–4 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 12 Jun 2020 | ![]() |
Retained WBO International light-middleweight title |
31 | Win | 27–4 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 23 Nov 2019 | ![]() |
Won WBO International light-middleweight title |
30 | Win | 26–4 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 15 Jun 2019 | ![]() |
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29 | Loss | 25–4 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 13 Apr 2019 | ![]() |
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28 | Win | 25–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 10 (12) | 22 Sep 2018 | ![]() |
Won vacant IBF International middleweight title |
27 | Win | 24–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (12) 0:55 | 9 Jun 2018 | ![]() |
Won vacant European Union middleweight title |
26 | Win | 23–3 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 10 Mar 2018 | ![]() |
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25 | Loss | 22–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 22 Oct 2017 | ![]() |
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24 | Loss | 22–2 | ![]() |
SD | 12 | 11 Mar 2017 | ![]() |
Lost WBA (Regular) light-middleweight title |
23 | Win | 22–1 | ![]() |
RTD | 9 (12), 3:00 | 9 Apr 2016 | ![]() |
Retained WBA interim light-middleweight title |
22 | Win | 21–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 5 Dec 2015 | ![]() |
Retained WBA interim light-middleweight title |
21 | Win | 20–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 9 May 2015 | ![]() |
Won WBA interim light-middleweight title |
20 | Win | 19–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 6 Dec 2014 | ![]() |
Retained European light-middleweight title |
19 | Win | 18–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 16 Aug 2014 | ![]() |
Retained WBA Inter-Continental light-middleweight title; Won European light-middleweight title |
18 | Win | 17–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 05 Apr 2014 | ![]() |
Retained WBA Inter-Continental light-middleweight title |
17 | Win | 16–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 14 Dec 2013 | ![]() |
Retained WBA Inter-Continental light-middleweight title |
16 | Win | 15–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 26 Oct 2013 | ![]() |
Won WBA Inter-Continental light-middleweight title |
15 | Loss | 14–1 | ![]() |
SD | 12 | 27 Apr 2013 | ![]() |
Lost WBA Inter-Continental light-middleweight title |
14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (12) 2:26 | 15 Dec 2012 | ![]() |
Retained WBA Inter-Continental light-middleweight title |
13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (12) 2:48 | 29 Sep 2012 | ![]() |
Retained WBA Inter-Continental light-middleweight title |
12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (12) 2:04 | 25 Aug 2012 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental light-middleweight title |
11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (8) 2:38 | 25 Feb 2012 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (10) 0:48 | 3 Dec 2011 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 3 Sep 2011 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (8) 2:31 | 9 Apr 2011 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 19 Nov 2010 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (6) 2:18 | 31 Jul 2010 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 3 Jul 2010 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6) 2:23 | 22 May 2010 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4) 2:27 | 24 Apr 2010 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4) 2:30 | 9 Jan 2010 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | 19 Dec 2009 | ![]() |
Achievements | ||
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Vacant Title last held by Erislandy Lara |
WBA light-middleweight champion Interim title 9 May 2015 – 8 June 2016 Promoted |
Vacant Title next held by Brian Castaño |
Preceded byas Champion | WBA light-middleweight champion Regular title 8 June 2016 - 11 March 2017 |
Succeeded by |
World amateur boxing champions – men's welterweight | |
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