Neven Pajkić

Neven Pajkić (Serbian Cyrillic: Невен Пајкић, born 25 August 1977) is a Canadian heavyweight 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 undefeated run came to an end when he lost to Tyson Fury on 12 November 2011 after the referee stopped the fight in the third round.

Neven Pajkić
Statistics
Nickname(s)No Surrender
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
NationalityCanadian
Born (1977-08-25) 25 August 1977
Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights18
Wins17
Wins by KO5
Losses1
Draws0
No contests0

Personal life

Pajkić was born in Sarajevo to a Bosnian Serb family.[1][2][3] When the Bosnian War started, the family moved to Belgrade, and later to Canada.[1]

He began amateur matches in 2003.[1] After 17 wins in a row, he had his professional debut in 2005.[1] Due to training for the professional debut, he was unable to compete in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1] His idol is Mike Tyson, since he was a kid.[1]

He is married.[3]

Acting career

He has appeared in Against the Ropes, A History of Violence, Phantom Punch and ZOS: Zone of Separation.[1]

Professional boxing record
17 Wins (5 knockouts, 12 decisions), 1 Loss (1 knockout, 0 decisions)
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 17-1 Shane Andreesen UD 10 14 Dec 2012 Ontario, Canada Canada Heavyweight Title.
Loss 16-1 Tyson Fury TKO 3 12 Nov 2011 Manchester, United Kingdom 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 Johnnie "Lethal" White UD 10 4 Feb 2011 Barrie, Ontario, Canada NABA Canada Heavyweight Title. 97–93, 96–94, 96–94
Win 15-0 Andreas Sidon UD 8 30 Oct 2010 Rama, Ontario, Canada 80–70, 80–72, 80–71
Win 14-0 Raphael "The Silencer" Butler UD 10 4 Sep 2010 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 97–93, 99–91, 97–93
Win 13-0 Grzegorz "The Steel Pole" Kielsa UD 10 30 Jun 2010 Rama, Ontario, Canada Canada Heavyweight Title. 100–90, 99–91, 99–91
Win 12-0 Grzegorz "The Steel Pole" Kielsa UD 10 27 Mar 2010 Rama, Ontario, Canada Canada Heavyweight Title. 100–90, 99–91, 99–91
Win 11-0 Jason "The Sensation" Gavern UD 6 16 Jan 2010 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada 60–53, 59–55, 59–55
Win 10-0 Edward Dawson TKO 2 15 Oct 2009 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 0:42 of the second round.
Win 9-0 Nicolai "Stone Man" Firtha UD 8 2 Apr 2009 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 77–75, 77–75, 78–74
Win 8-0 Shane "Shotgun" Andreesen UD 8 27 Sep 2008 Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Win 7-0 Ryan Thompson UD 6 31 May 2008 Brantford, Ontario, Canada 60–54, 59–55, 59–55
Win 6-0 Sam Comming UD 4 10 Nov 2007 Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Win 5-0 Darrell "Pee Wee" Flint TKO 1 16 Mar 2007 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 2:22 of the first round.
Win 4-0 Jason Weiss TKO 3 18 Nov 2006 Brampton, Ontario, Canada Referee stopped the bout after the third round.
Win 3-0 Stephane Tessier MD 4 12 May 2006 Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada 38–38, 40–36, 40–36
Win 2-0 Walter Kienbaum TKO 2 9 Mar 2006 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 1:40 of the second round.
Win 1-0 Sheldon Hinton KO 3 18 Nov 2005 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

References
  1. "Srpski bokser osvaja Holivud".
  2. "Neven pesnicama prokrčio put | Glas javnosti".
  3. "Interview: Neven Pajkic - "Tyson Fury is a Classless Piece of $#!T, So is David Haye!"". 2011-10-19.
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