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Dejan Zavec
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Real name Dejan Zavec
Nickname(s) Mr. Sympathikus
Rated at Welterweight
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Nationality Slovenia
Born (1976-03-13) March 13, 1976 (age 36)
Ptuj, Slovenia, YUG
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 351
Wins 32
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 35 fights: 32 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.45 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.78 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

32 Wins (18 knockouts, 12 decisions), 2 Losses, 0 Draws, 1 No contest.
Res. Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Win Namibia Bethuel Uushona Decision (unan.) 12 2012-03-24 Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia Won WBO Inter-Continental Welterweight Title.
Loss United States Andre Berto RTD 5 (12) 2011-09-03 United States Mississippi, United States Lost IBF Welterweight World Title.
Win Cape Verde Paul Delgado TKO 5 (12) 2011-02-18 Slovenia Ljubljana, Slovenia Retained IBF Welterweight Title.
Win Poland Rafal Jackiewicz Decision (maj.) 12 2010-09-04 Slovenia Ljubljana, Slovenia Retained IBF Welterweight Title.
Win Argentina Rodolfo Ezequiel Martinez TKO 12 (12), 2:20 2010-04-09 Slovenia Ljubljana, Slovenia Retained IBF Welterweight Title.
Win South Africa Isaac Hlatshwayo TKO 3 (12), 2:55 2009-12-11 South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa Won IBF Welterweight Title.
Win Argentina Jorge Daniel Miranda KO 12 2009-06-19 Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia
Win Poland Arek Malek Decision (unan.) 6 2009-05-15 Germany Magdeburg, Germany
Loss Poland Rafal Jackiewicz Decision (maj.) 12 2008-11-29 Poland Katowice, Poland For EBU (European) Welterweight Title.
Win Germany Marco Cattikas Decision (unan.) 12 2008-06-15 Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia
Win Germany Pietro d'Alessio TKO 4 (8), 2:33 2008-01-19 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany
Win Estonia Albert Starikov Decision (unan.) 10 2007-10-13 Germany Magdeburg, Germany
NC Argentina Jorge Daniel Miranda NC 3 (12), 1:48 2007-06-12 Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia Retained WBO Inter-Continental Welterweight Title.
Win France Nicolas Guisset Decision (unan.) 12 2007-02-17 Germany Magdeburg, Germany
Win Kazakhstan Andrey Yeskin TKO 10 (12), 2:30 2006-05-23 Slovenia Ptuj, Slovenia Retained WBO Inter-Continental Welterweight Title.
Win Chile Joel Mayo TKO 6 (12), 1:50 2006-03-25 Germany Brandenburg, Germany Won WBO Inter-Continental Welterweight Title.
Win France Serge Vigne TKO 5 (8), 2:35 2005-10-29 Germany Brandenburg, Germany
Win Russia Mikhail Boyarskikh TKO 8 (12) 2005-09-20 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
Win Slovakia Joseph Sovijus TKO 3 (4) 2005-06-18 Croatia Pula, Croatia
Win Dominican Republic Danilo Alcantara TKO 2 (6), 2:04 2005-04-02 Germany Brandenburg, Germany
Win Latvia Martins Kukulis KO 4 (6), 1:56 2005-01-15 Germany Magdeburg, Germany
Win Latvia Jurijs Boreiko Decision (maj.) 6 2004-09-18 Germany Magdeburg, Germany
Win Germany Arthur Nowak TKO 8 (10) 2004-07-17 Germany Dessau, Germany Won German International Welterweight Title.
Win France Boubacar Sidibe Decision (unan.) 8 2004-06-05 Germany Magdeburg, Germany
Win Russia Viktor Baranov Decision (unan.) 12 2004-04-17 Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia Won NBA Inter-Continental Welterweight Title.
Win Russia Nikita Zaytsev Decision (maj.) 8 2004-02-21 Germany Aschersleben, Germany
Win Russia Rozalin Nasibulin TKO 5 (8) 2003-11-29 Germany Brandenburg, Germany
Win Poland Andrzej Butowicz Decision (unan.) 6 2003-10-17 Czech Republic Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic
Win Estonia Leonti Vorontsuk TKO 2 (?), 2:44 2003-09-20 Germany Aschersleben, Germany
Win Luxembourg Kamel Ikene TKO 2 (6), 2:14 2003-07-05 Germany Aschersleben, Germany
Win Albania Artur Drinaj TKO 2 (?) 2003-06-14 Germany Magdeburg, Germany
Win Russia Nikita Zaitsev TKO 2 (?) 2003-05-21 Czech Republic Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
Win Czech Republic Patrik Hruska Decision (unan.) 6 2003-04-25 Germany Magdeburg, Germany
Win Bosnia and Herzegovina Nico Salzmann PTS 6 2003-03-21 Germany Berlin, Germany
Win Hungary Zsolt Toth TKO 1 (4) 2003-03-01 Germany Aschersleben, Germany Dejan's professional debut.

References

  1. ^ Dejan Zavec: Boxing Record
  2. ^ http://www.samaritan.si/si/revija/clanki/1881/detail.html
  3. ^ http://www.samaritan.si/si/revija/clanki/1881/detail.html
  4. ^ "Jan Zaveck Shocks Isaac Hlatshwayo By Knockout". Boxing Scene. 2009-12-11. http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=24069. Retrieved 11 December 2009. 
  5. ^ "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. 
  6. ^ "Zaveck retains IBF welter belt". Fightnews. 2010-04-09. http://www.fightnews.com/?p=42325. Retrieved 10 April 2010. 
  7. ^ "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. 
  8. ^ "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 Hlatshwayo		 IBF Welterweight Champion
December 11, 2009 – September 3, 2011		 Succeeded by
Andre Berto


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