# Jack Culcay

Jack Robert Culcay-Keth (born 26 September 1985) is an Ecuadorian-born German retired 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.

## Amateur career

Culcay took up boxing at the behest of his father in 1998, training at TG 75 Darmstadt. 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. 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.

### 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."

### 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.

### Culcay vs. Baraou

In his next bout, Culcay faced IBF #7-ranked and WBC #13-ranked Abass Baraou. 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.

### Retirement

Culcay announced his retirement from professional boxing in September 2024.

## Professional boxing record

| 38 fights | 33 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 14 | 1 |
| By decision | 19 | 4 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 38 | Loss | 33–5 | Bakhram Murtazaliev | KO | 11 (12), 2:50 | 6 Apr 2024 | Stadthalle, Falkensee, Germany | For vacant IBF light middleweight title |
| 37 | Win | 33–4 | Juan Adrian Monzon | KO | 2 (8), 0:51 | 1 Jul 2023 | Unihalle Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany | |
| 36 | Win | 32–4 | Damiano Falcinelli | UD | 8 | 12 Nov 2022 | AGON Sportpark, Berlin, Germany | |
| 35 | Win | 31–4 | Emanuele Cavallucci | UD | 10 | 2 Jul 2022 | Stadtwerke Arena, Erding, Germany | |
| 34 | Win | 30–4 | Khalil El Harraz | UD | 10 | 11 Mar 2022 | AGON Sportpark, Berlin, Germany | |
| 33 | Win | 29–4 | Abass Baraou | SD | 12 | 28 Aug 2020 | Havelstudios, Berlin, Germany | |
| 32 | Win | 28–4 | Howard Cospolite | UD | 12 | 12 Jun 2020 | Havelstudios, Berlin, Germany | Retained WBO International light-middleweight title |
| 31 | Win | 27–4 | Jama Saidi | UD | 12 | 23 Nov 2019 | Arena Berlin, Berlin, Germany | Won WBO International light-middleweight title |
| 30 | Win | 26–4 | Stefano Castellucci | UD | 8 | 15 Jun 2019 | Sport and Congress Center, Schwerin, Germany | |
| 29 | Loss | 25–4 | Sergiy Derevyanchenko | UD | 12 | 13 Apr 2019 | Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 28 | Win | 25–3 | Rafael Bejaran | TKO | 10 (12), 1:25 | 22 Sep 2018 | MBS Arena, Potsdam, Germany | Won vacant IBF International middleweight title |
| 27 | Win | 24–3 | Adasat Rodriguez | TKO | 6 (12), 0:55 | 9 Jun 2018 | Kohlrabizirkus, Leipzig, Germany | Won vacant European Union middleweight title |
| 26 | Win | 23–3 | Craig Cunningham | UD | 8 | 10 Mar 2018 | Stadthalle, Gütersloh, Germany | |
| 25 | Loss | 22–3 | Maciej Sulęcki | UD | 10 | 21 Oct 2017 | Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 24 | Loss | 22–2 | Demetrius Andrade | SD | 12 | 11 Mar 2017 | Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen, Germany | Lost WBA (Regular) light-middleweight title |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Jean Carlos Prada | RTD | 9 (12), 3:00 | 9 Apr 2016 | MBS Arena, Potsdam, Germany | Retained WBA interim light-middleweight title |
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Dennis Hogan | UD | 12 | 5 Dec 2015 | Inselparkhalle, Hamburg, Germany | Retained WBA interim light-middleweight title |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Maurice Weber | UD | 12 | 9 May 2015 | Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany | Won WBA interim light-middleweight title |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Karim Merroudj | UD | 12 | 6 Dec 2014 | EWE Arena, Oldenburg, Germany | Retained European light-middleweight title |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Isaac Real | UD | 12 | 16 Aug 2014 | Messehalle, Erfurt, Germany | Retained WBA Inter-Continental light-middleweight title; Won European light-middleweight title |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Salim Larbi | UD | 12 | 05 Apr 2014 | Stadthalle, Rostock, Germany | Retained WBA Inter-Continental light-middleweight title |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Dieudonne Belinga | UD | 12 | 14 Dec 2013 | Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany | Retained WBA Inter-Continental light-middleweight title |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Guido Nicolas Pitto | UD | 12 | 26 Oct 2013 | EWE Arena, Oldenburg, Germany | Won WBA Inter-Continental light-middleweight title |
| 15 | Loss | 14–1 | Guido Nicolas Pitto | SD | 12 | 27 Apr 2013 | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany | Lost WBA Inter-Continental light-middleweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Jean Michel Hamilcaro | TKO | 5 (12), 2:26 | 15 Dec 2012 | Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg, Germany | Retained WBA Inter-Continental light-middleweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Mark Thompson | TKO | 5 (12), 2:48 | 29 Sep 2012 | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany | Retained WBA Inter-Continental light-middleweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Frederic Serre | TKO | 3 (12), 2:04 | 25 Aug 2012 | O2 World Arena, Berlin, Germany | Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental light-middleweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Salvatore Annunziata | TKO | 7 (8), 2:38 | 25 Feb 2012 | Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Giammario Grassellini | KO | 1 (10), 0:48 | 3 Dec 2011 | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki, Finland | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Dee Mitchell | UD | 10 | 3 Sep 2011 | Herning Kongrescenter, Herning, Denmark | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Mikheil Khutsishvili | KO | 3 (8), 2:31 | 9 Apr 2011 | Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Alexey Ribchev | UD | 8 | 19 Nov 2010 | Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Ionut Trandafir Ilie | TKO | 4 (6) 2:18 | 31 Jul 2010 | O2 World, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Omar Siala | UD | 6 | 3 Jul 2010 | Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Isak Tavares | TKO | 1 (6), 2:23 | 22 May 2010 | Stadthalle, Rostock, Germany | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Sylvestre Marianini | TKO | 1 (4), 2:27 | 24 Apr 2010 | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Dmitrij Sidorovic | TKO | 1 (4), 2:30 | 9 Jan 2010 | Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jindrich Kubin | UD | 4 | 19 Dec 2009 | Sport and Congress Center, Schwerin, Germany | |