Neven Pajkić

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

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]

Personal life

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

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

Professional boxing record

17 Wins (5 knockouts, 12 decisions), 1 Loss (1 knockout, 0 decisions) [1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 17–1 Canada Shane Andreesen UD 10 14 Dec 2012 Canada Windsor, Ontario, Canada Canada Heavyweight Title.
Loss 16–1 United Kingdom Tyson Fury TKO 3 12 Nov 2011 United Kingdom 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 United States Johnnie White UD 10 4 Feb 2011 Canada Barrie, Ontario, Canada NABA Canada Heavyweight Title.
Win 15–0 Germany Andreas Sidon UD 8 30 Oct 2010 Canada Rama, Ontario, Canada
Win 14–0 United States Raphael Butler UD 10 4 Sep 2010 Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 13–0 Canada Grzegorz Kielsa UD 10 30 Jun 2010 Canada Rama, Ontario, Canada Canada Heavyweight Title.
Win 12–0 Canada Grzegorz Kielsa UD 10 27 Mar 2010 Canada Rama, Ontario, Canada Canada Heavyweight Title.
Win 11–0 United States Jason Gavern UD 6 16 Jan 2010 Canada Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Win 10–0 Canada Edward Dawson TKO 2 15 Oct 2009 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 0:42 of the second round.
Win 9–0 United States Nicolai Firtha UD 8 2 Apr 2009 Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 8–0 Canada Shane Andreesen UD 8 27 Sep 2008 Canada Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Win 7–0 United States Ryan Thompson UD 6 31 May 2008 Canada Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Win 6–0 United States Sam Comming UD 4 10 Nov 2007 Canada Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Win 5–0 Canada Darrell Flint TKO 1 16 Mar 2007 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 2:22 of the first round.
Win 4–0 United States Jason Weiss TKO 3 18 Nov 2006 Canada Brampton, Ontario, Canada Referee stopped the bout after the third round.
Win 3–0 Canada Stephane Tessier MD 4 12 May 2006 Canada Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada
Win 2–0 United States Walter Kienbaum TKO 2 9 Mar 2006 Canada Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 1:40 of the second round.
Win 1–0 Canada Sheldon Hinton KO 3 18 Nov 2005 Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

References

  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.