Jan Zaveck

Jan Zaveck
Zaveck (middle) in 2011
Statistics
Real name	Dejan Zavec
Nickname(s)	Mr. Sympathicus
Rated at	Welterweight Light middleweight
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Nationality	Slovenian
Born	13 March 1976 Trdobojci, SFR Yugoslavia (now Slovenia)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	40
Wins	35
Wins by KO	19
Losses	4
No contests	1

Dejan Zavec (born 13 March 1976), commonly known as Jan Zaveck, is a Slovenian former professional boxer who held the IBF welterweight title.^[1][2] He is the only Slovenian boxer to have held a world title, and in December 2010 was proclaimed Slovenian Sportsperson of the Year.

Early life

Dejan Zavec was born in Trdobojci,^[3] Slovenia, then part of Yugoslavia. He spent his youth in Gabrnik in the Slovene Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice) and in Ptuj. He developed an interest in boxing at an early age. As a teenager, he joined the boxing club in Maribor. Later he resided in Gabrnik and in the city of Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

In 2006, he graduated from the Faculty for Physical Education in Novi Sad, Serbia.^[4]

IBF welterweight champion

On December 11, 2009 Zavec won the IBF welterweight title against South African Isaac Hlatshwayo.^[5][6] On April 9, 2010, Zavec defended the IBF welterweight title for the first time against Rodolfo Martínez in Ljubljana, performing at the Tivoli Hall. He won by technical knockout in the twelfth round when the referee stopped the fight.^[7] On September 4, 2010, Zavec defended the IBF welterweight title the second time against Rafał Jackiewicz, performing at the Stožice Arena in Ljubljana. This was the 30th victory in his career.^[8][9] On February 18, 2011, Zavec defended the IBF welterweight title for the third time against Paul Delgado, performing again at the Stožice Arena in Ljubljana, in front of 12,000 spectators. He won with a technical knockout in the fifth round, when the referee stopped the fight.

WBF super welterweight champion

On April 11, 2015 Zavec won the World Boxing Federation (WBF) super welterweight title against Sasha Yengoyan in Tabor Hall, Maribor.^[10]

Professional boxing record

References

1. To. G., K. J. (27 November 2015). "Zavec to retire: "23 years has been enough. It's time for new victories"". RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
2. Professional boxing record for Jan Zaveck from BoxRec. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
3. "Častni občani Občine Videm" [Honourable members of Videm municipality] (in Slovenian). 11 June 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
4. "Dejan Zavec - Od sirote do svetovnega prvaka" [Dejan Zavec - From an orphan boy to world champion] (in Slovenian). 11 June 2011. Archived from the original on November 7, 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
5. "Jan Zaveck Shocks Isaac Hlatshwayo By Knockout". Boxing Scene. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
6. "Zavec svetovni prvak v boksu!" [Zavec is the world champion!] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
7. "Zaveck retains IBF welter belt". Fightnews. 9 April 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
8. "Zavec ubranil naslov svetovnega prvaka" [Zavec defended the title of the world champion] (in Slovenian). Retrieved 4 September 2010.
9. "Zavec v Stožicah ubranil naslov svetovnega prvaka!" [Zavec in Stožice defended the title of the world champion!] (in Slovenian). Retrieved 4 September 2010.
10. "Zavec kljub poškodbi v prvi rundi po točkah svetovni prvak!" [Zavec becomes world champion by unanimous decision despite injury!] (in Slovenian). Retrieved 12 April 2015.

External links

• Professional boxing record for Jan Zaveck from BoxRec
• Official website