Neven Pajkić
Neven Pajkić | |
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Born | (1977-08-25) 25 August 1977 (age 47) Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia |
Nationality | Canadian |
Other names | No Surrender |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record[1] | |
Total fights | 18 |
Wins | 17 |
Wins by KO | 5 |
Losses | 1 |
Draws | 0 |
No contests | 0 |
Neven Pajkić (Serbian Cyrillic: Невен Пајкић; born 25 August 1977) is a Bosnian-born Canadian former professional boxer. His professional debut was on 18 November 2005 against Sheldon Hinton. On 4 February 2011, he won the vacant NABA Canada heavyweight title in a match against Johnnie White. His first and only professional defeat was against Tyson Fury on 12 November 2011, after the referee stopped the fight in the third round.[2]
Personal life
Pajkić was born in Sarajevo to a Bosnian Serb family.[3][4][5] When the Bosnian War started, the family moved to Belgrade, and later to Canada.[3]
He began amateur matches in 2003.[3] After 17 wins in a row, he had his professional debut in 2005.[3] Due to training for the professional debut, he was unable to compete in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[3] His idol since he was a child is Mike Tyson.[3]
He is married.[5]
Acting career
He has appeared in Against the Ropes, A History of Violence, Phantom Punch and ZOS: Zone of Separation.[3][6]
Professional boxing record
17 Wins (5 knockouts, 12 decisions), 1 Loss (1 knockout, 0 decisions) [1] | |||||||
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
Win | 17–1 | ![]() | UD | 10 | 14 Dec 2012 | ![]() | Canada Heavyweight Title. |
Loss | 16–1 | ![]() | TKO | 3 | 12 Nov 2011 | ![]() | Commonwealth Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:44 of the third round after Pajkić being knocked down twice in the round. |
Win | 16–0 | ![]() | UD | 10 | 4 Feb 2011 | ![]() | NABA Canada Heavyweight Title. |
Win | 15–0 | ![]() | UD | 8 | 30 Oct 2010 | ![]() | |
Win | 14–0 | ![]() | UD | 10 | 4 Sep 2010 | ![]() | |
Win | 13–0 | ![]() | UD | 10 | 30 Jun 2010 | ![]() | Canada Heavyweight Title. |
Win | 12–0 | ![]() | UD | 10 | 27 Mar 2010 | ![]() | Canada Heavyweight Title. |
Win | 11–0 | ![]() | UD | 6 | 16 Jan 2010 | ![]() | |
Win | 10–0 | ![]() | TKO | 2 | 15 Oct 2009 | ![]() | Referee stopped the bout at 0:42 of the second round. |
Win | 9–0 | ![]() | UD | 8 | 2 Apr 2009 | ![]() | |
Win | 8–0 | ![]() | UD | 8 | 27 Sep 2008 | ![]() | |
Win | 7–0 | ![]() | UD | 6 | 31 May 2008 | ![]() | |
Win | 6–0 | ![]() | UD | 4 | 10 Nov 2007 | ![]() | |
Win | 5–0 | ![]() | TKO | 1 | 16 Mar 2007 | ![]() | Referee stopped the bout at 2:22 of the first round. |
Win | 4–0 | ![]() | TKO | 3 | 18 Nov 2006 | ![]() | Referee stopped the bout after the third round. |
Win | 3–0 | ![]() | MD | 4 | 12 May 2006 | ![]() | |
Win | 2–0 | ![]() | TKO | 2 | 9 Mar 2006 | ![]() | Referee stopped the bout at 1:40 of the second round. |
Win | 1–0 | ![]() | KO | 3 | 18 Nov 2005 | ![]() |
References
- ^ "Boxing record for Neven Pajkić". BoxRec.
- ^ "Fury stops Pajkic to retain title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Srpski bokser osvaja Holivud".
- ^ "Neven pesnicama prokrčio put | Glas javnosti".
- ^ a b "Interview: Neven Pajkic - "Tyson Fury is a Classless Piece of $#!T, So is David Haye!"". 2011-10-19.
- ^ Cerović, Živko (18 October 2009). "Između ringa i Holivuda" (in Serbian). Blic. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
External links
- Neven Pajkic at boxrec.com
- Tyson Fury dropped hard, but survives to stop Pajkić