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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]

Neven Pajkić
Born (1977-08-25) 25 August 1977 (age 47)
Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityCanadian
Other namesNo Surrender
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights18
Wins17
Wins by KO5
Losses1
Draws0
No contests0

Personal life

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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

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He has appeared in Against the Ropes, A History of Violence, Phantom Punch and ZOS: Zone of Separation.[3][6]

Professional boxing record

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17 Wins (5 knockouts, 12 decisions), 1 Loss (1 knockout, 0 decisions) [1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 17–1   Shane Andreesen UD 10 14 Dec 2012   Windsor, Ontario, Canada Canada Heavyweight Title.
Loss 16–1   Tyson Fury TKO 3 12 Nov 2011   Manchester, England 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 White UD 10 4 Feb 2011   Barrie, Ontario, Canada NABA Canada Heavyweight Title.
Win 15–0   Andreas Sidon UD 8 30 Oct 2010   Rama, Ontario, Canada
Win 14–0   Raphael Butler UD 10 4 Sep 2010   Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 13–0   Grzegorz Kielsa UD 10 30 Jun 2010   Rama, Ontario, Canada Canada Heavyweight Title.
Win 12–0   Grzegorz Kielsa UD 10 27 Mar 2010   Rama, Ontario, Canada Canada Heavyweight Title.
Win 11–0   Jason Gavern UD 6 16 Jan 2010   Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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 Firtha UD 8 2 Apr 2009   Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 8–0   Shane Andreesen UD 8 27 Sep 2008   Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Win 7–0   Ryan Thompson UD 6 31 May 2008   Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Win 6–0   Sam Comming UD 4 10 Nov 2007   Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Win 5–0   Darrell 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
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

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  1. ^ "Boxing record for Neven Pajkić". BoxRec.
  2. ^ "Fury stops Pajkic to retain title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Srpski bokser osvaja Holivud".
  4. ^ "Neven pesnicama prokrčio put | Glas javnosti".
  5. ^ a b "Interview: Neven Pajkic - "Tyson Fury is a Classless Piece of $#!T, So is David Haye!"". 2011-10-19.
  6. ^ Cerović, Živko (18 October 2009). "Između ringa i Holivuda" (in Serbian). Blic. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
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