- Dejan Zavec
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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 Slovenia
Born 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 Berto
RTD 5 (12) 2011-09-03 Mississippi, United States
Lost IBF Welterweight World Title. Win Paul Delgado
TKO 5 (12) 2011-02-18 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Retained IBF Welterweight Title. Win Rafal Jackiewicz
Decision (maj.) 12 2010-09-04 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Retained IBF Welterweight Title. Win Rodolfo Ezequiel Martinez
TKO 12 (12), 2:20 2010-04-09 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Retained IBF Welterweight Title. Win Isaac Hlatshwayo
TKO 3 (12), 2:55 2009-12-11 Johannesburg, South Africa
Won IBF Welterweight Title. Win Jorge Daniel Miranda
KO 12 2009-06-19 Maribor, Slovenia
Win Arek Malek
Decision (unan.) 6 2009-05-15 Magdeburg, Germany
Loss Rafal Jackiewicz
Decision (maj.) 12 2008-11-29 Katowice, Poland
For EBU (European) Welterweight Title. Win Marco Cattikas
Decision (unan.) 12 2008-06-15 Maribor, Slovenia
Win Pietro d'Alessio
TKO 4 (8), 2:33 2008-01-19 Düsseldorf, Germany
Win Albert Starikov
Decision (unan.) 10 2007-10-13 Magdeburg, Germany
NC Jorge Daniel Miranda
NC 3 (12), 1:48 2007-06-12 Maribor, Slovenia
Retained WBO Inter-Continental Welterweight Title. Win Nicolas Guisset
Decision (unan.) 12 2007-02-17 Magdeburg, Germany
Win Andrey Yeskin
TKO 10 (12), 2:30 2006-05-23 Ptuj, Slovenia
Retained WBO Inter-Continental Welterweight Title. Win Joel Mayo
TKO 6 (12), 1:50 2006-03-25 Brandenburg, Germany
Won WBO Inter-Continental Welterweight Title. Win Serge Vigne
TKO 5 (8), 2:35 2005-10-29 Brandenburg, Germany
Win Mikhail Boyarskikh
TKO 8 (12) 2005-09-20 Prague, Czech Republic
Win Joseph Sovijus
TKO 3 (4) 2005-06-18 Pula, Croatia
Win Danilo Alcantara
TKO 2 (6), 2:04 2005-04-02 Brandenburg, Germany
Win Martins Kukulis
KO 4 (6), 1:56 2005-01-15 Magdeburg, Germany
Win Jurijs Boreiko
Decision (maj.) 6 2004-09-18 Magdeburg, Germany
Win Arthur Nowak
TKO 8 (10) 2004-07-17 Dessau, Germany
Won German International Welterweight Title. Win Boubacar Sidibe
Decision (unan.) 8 2004-06-05 Magdeburg, Germany
Win Viktor Baranov
Decision (unan.) 12 2004-04-17 Maribor, Slovenia
Won NBA Inter-Continental Welterweight Title. Win Nikita Zaytsev
Decision (maj.) 8 2004-02-21 Aschersleben, Germany
Win Rozalin Nasibulin
TKO 5 (8) 2003-11-29 Brandenburg, Germany
Win Andrzej Butowicz
Decision (unan.) 6 2003-10-17 Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic
Win Leonti Vorontsuk
TKO 2 (?), 2:44 2003-09-20 Aschersleben, Germany
Win Kamel Ikene
TKO 2 (6), 2:14 2003-07-05 Aschersleben, Germany
Win Artur Drinaj
TKO 2 (?) 2003-06-14 Magdeburg, Germany
Win Nikita Zaitsev
TKO 2 (?) 2003-05-21 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
Win Patrik Hruska
Decision (unan.) 6 2003-04-25 Magdeburg, Germany
Win Nico Salzmann
PTS 6 2003-03-21 Berlin, Germany
Win Zsolt Toth
TKO 1 (4) 2003-03-01 Aschersleben, Germany
Dejan'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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