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Dejan Zavec 
Statistics Real name Dejan Zavec Nickname(s) Mr. Sympathikus Rated at Welterweight Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) Nationality 
SloveniaBorn March 13, 1976
Ptuj, Slovenia, YUGStance Orthodox Boxing record Total fights 34[1] Wins 31 Wins by KO 18 Losses 2 Draws 0 No contests 1 Dejan Zavec (born March 13, 1976) is a Slovenian professional boxer who held the IBF Welterweight Champion title from December 2009 until September 3, 2011, when he lost it to Andre Berto. He boxes under the name Jan Zaveck. His professional record includes 33 fights: 31 wins (18 knockouts), 2 losses, and 1 no-contest. Zavec is the only Slovenian boxer ever to hold a world boxing champion title. In December 2010, he was proclaimed Slovenian Sportsman of the Year.
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Early life
Dejan Zavec was born in Ptuj, Slovenia, then part of Yugoslavia. He spent his youth in Gabrnik in the Slovenske gorice hills and in Ptuj. Since an early age, he developed an interest in boxing. As a teenager, he joined the boxing club in Maribor.[2] Later he resided in Gabrnik and in the city of Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
In 2006, he graduated at the Faculty for Physical Education in Novi Sad, Serbia.[3]
IBF Welterweight Champion
On December 11, 2009 Zavec won the IBF welterweight title against South African Isaac Hlatshwayo.[4][5] On April 9, 2010, Zavec defended the IBF Welterweight Title for the first time against Rodolfo Martinez in Ljubljana, performing at the Tivoli Hall. He won by technical knockout in the twelfth round when the referee stopped the fight.[6] On September 4, 2010, Zavec defended the IBF Welterweight Title the second time against Rafał Jackiewicz, performing at the Arena Stožice in Ljubljana. This was the 30th victory in his career.[7][8] On February 18, 2011, Zavec defended the IBF Welterweight Title for the third time against Paul Delgado, performing again at the Arena Stožice in Ljubljana, in front of 12.000 spectators. He won with a technical knock out in the fifth round when the referee stopped the fight.
Professional boxing record
31 Wins (18 knockouts, 12 decisions), 2 Losses, 0 Draws, 1 No contest. Res. Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes Loss 
Andre BertoRTD 5 (12) 2011-09-03 Mississippi, United StatesLost IBF Welterweight World Title. Win 
Paul DelgadoTKO 5 (12) 2011-02-18 Ljubljana, SloveniaRetained IBF Welterweight Title. Win 
Rafal JackiewiczDecision (maj.) 12 2010-09-04 Ljubljana, SloveniaRetained IBF Welterweight Title. Win 
Rodolfo Ezequiel MartinezTKO 12 (12), 2:20 2010-04-09 Ljubljana, SloveniaRetained IBF Welterweight Title. Win 
Isaac HlatshwayoTKO 3 (12), 2:55 2009-12-11 Johannesburg, South AfricaWon IBF Welterweight Title. Win Jorge Daniel MirandaKO 12 2009-06-19 Maribor, SloveniaWin Arek MalekDecision (unan.) 6 2009-05-15 
Magdeburg, GermanyLoss Rafal JackiewiczDecision (maj.) 12 2008-11-29 Katowice, PolandFor EBU (European) Welterweight Title. Win Marco CattikasDecision (unan.) 12 2008-06-15 Maribor, SloveniaWin Pietro d'AlessioTKO 4 (8), 2:33 2008-01-19 Düsseldorf, GermanyWin 
Albert StarikovDecision (unan.) 10 2007-10-13 Magdeburg, GermanyNC Jorge Daniel MirandaNC 3 (12), 1:48 2007-06-12 Maribor, SloveniaRetained WBO Inter-Continental Welterweight Title. Win 
Nicolas GuissetDecision (unan.) 12 2007-02-17 Magdeburg, GermanyWin 
Andrey YeskinTKO 10 (12), 2:30 2006-05-23 Ptuj, SloveniaRetained WBO Inter-Continental Welterweight Title. Win 
Joel MayoTKO 6 (12), 1:50 2006-03-25 Brandenburg, GermanyWon WBO Inter-Continental Welterweight Title. Win Serge VigneTKO 5 (8), 2:35 2005-10-29 Brandenburg, GermanyWin 
Mikhail BoyarskikhTKO 8 (12) 2005-09-20 
Prague, Czech RepublicWin 
Joseph SovijusTKO 3 (4) 2005-06-18 
Pula, CroatiaWin 
Danilo AlcantaraTKO 2 (6), 2:04 2005-04-02 Brandenburg, GermanyWin 
Martins KukulisKO 4 (6), 1:56 2005-01-15 Magdeburg, GermanyWin Jurijs BoreikoDecision (maj.) 6 2004-09-18 Magdeburg, GermanyWin Arthur NowakTKO 8 (10) 2004-07-17 Dessau, GermanyWon German International Welterweight Title. Win Boubacar SidibeDecision (unan.) 8 2004-06-05 Magdeburg, GermanyWin Viktor BaranovDecision (unan.) 12 2004-04-17 Maribor, SloveniaWon NBA Inter-Continental Welterweight Title. Win Nikita ZaytsevDecision (maj.) 8 2004-02-21 Aschersleben, GermanyWin Rozalin NasibulinTKO 5 (8) 2003-11-29 Brandenburg, GermanyWin Andrzej ButowiczDecision (unan.) 6 2003-10-17 Usti nad Labem, Czech RepublicWin Leonti VorontsukTKO 2 (?), 2:44 2003-09-20 Aschersleben, GermanyWin 
Kamel IkeneTKO 2 (6), 2:14 2003-07-05 Aschersleben, GermanyWin 
Artur DrinajTKO 2 (?) 2003-06-14 Magdeburg, GermanyWin Nikita ZaitsevTKO 2 (?) 2003-05-21 Hradec Kralove, Czech RepublicWin Patrik HruskaDecision (unan.) 6 2003-04-25 Magdeburg, GermanyWin 
Nico SalzmannPTS 6 2003-03-21 Berlin, GermanyWin 
Zsolt TothTKO 1 (4) 2003-03-01 Aschersleben, GermanyDejan's professional debut. References
- ^ Dejan Zavec: Boxing Record
- ^ http://www.samaritan.si/si/revija/clanki/1881/detail.html
- ^ http://www.samaritan.si/si/revija/clanki/1881/detail.html
- ^ "Jan Zaveck Shocks Isaac Hlatshwayo By Knockout". Boxing Scene. 2009-12-11. http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=24069. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- ^ "Zavec svetovni prvak v boksu!" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 2009-12-11. http://www.rtvslo.si/sport/preostali-sporti/zavec-svetovni-prvak-v-boksu/218992. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- ^ "Zaveck retains IBF welter belt". Fightnews. 2010-04-09. http://www.fightnews.com/?p=42325. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
- ^ "Zavec ubranil naslov svetovnega prvaka [Zavec defended the title of the world champion]" (in Slovene). http://24ur.com/sport/ostalo/zavec-ubranil-naslov-svetovnega-prvaka.html. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- ^ "Zavec v Stožicah ubranil naslov svetovnega prvaka! [Zavec in Stožice defended the title of the world champion!]" (in Slovene). http://www.rtvslo.si/sport/preostali-sporti/zavec-v-stozicah-ubranil-naslov-svetovnega-prvaka/238503. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
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Sporting positions Preceded by
Isaac HlatshwayoIBF Welterweight Champion
December 11, 2009 – September 3, 2011Succeeded by
Andre BertoSlovenian Sportsman of the Year Miroslav Cerar (1968) · Ivo Daneu (1969) · Miroslav Cerar (1970) · Brane Oblak (1971) · Danilo Pudgar (1972) · Vinko Jelovac (1973) · Vinko Jelovac (1974) · Bojan Križaj (1975) · Borut Petrič (1976) · Borut Petrič (1977) · Borut Petrič (1978) · Bojan Križaj (1979) · Bojan Križaj (1980) · Borut Petrič (1981) · Bojan Križaj (1982) · Borut Petrič (1983) · Jure Franko (1984) · Rok Petrovič (1985) · Rok Petrovič (1986) · Bojan Križaj (1987) · Matjaž Debelak (1988) · Andrej Jelenc (1989) · Tomo Česen (1990) · Franci Petek (1991) · Rajmond Debevec (1992) · Igor Majcen (1993) · Jure Košir (1994) · Iztok Čop (1995) · Andraž Vehovar (1996) · Primož Peterka (1997) · Primož Peterka (1998) · Gregor Cankar (1999) · Rajmond Debevec (2000) · Andrej Hauptman (2001) · Aljaž Pegan (2002) · Dejan Košir (2003) · Vasilij Žbogar (2004) · Mitja Petkovšek (2005) · Matic Osovnikar (2006) · Primož Kozmus (2007) · Primož Kozmus (2008) · Primož Kozmus (2009) · Dejan Zavec (2010)
Categories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- Slovenian boxers
- Welterweight boxers
- International Boxing Federation Champions
- People from Ptuj
- People from Magdeburg
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