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 (1976-03-13) 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

40 fights, 35 wins (19 knockouts), 4 losses (2 knockouts), 1 no contest[2]
Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
Loss 35-4 (2) Cuba Erislandy Lara TKO 3 (12), 0:41 2015-11-25 United States Hialeah, Florida, United States For WBA (Regular) and IBO light middleweight titles
Win 35-3 (1) Armenia Sasha Yengoyan UD 12 2015-04-11 Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia Won WBF super welterweight title
Win 34-3 (1) Hungary Ferenco Hafner TKO 7 (12) 2014-10-14 Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia
Win 33-3 (1) France Sebastien Allais UD 8 2013-11-19 Germany Leipzig, Germany
Loss 32-3 (1) United States Keith Thurman UD 12 2013-03-09 United States Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, US Lost WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title
Win 32-2 (1) Namibia Bethuel Ushona UD 12 2012-03-24 Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia Won WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title
Loss 31-2 (1) United States Andre Berto RTD 5 (12) 2011-09-03 United States Mississippi, United States Lost IBF welterweight title
Win 31-1 (1) Cape Verde Paul Delgado TKO 5 (12) 2011-02-18 Slovenia Ljubljana, Slovenia Retained IBF welterweight title
Win 30-1 (1) Poland Rafał Jackiewicz MD 12 2010-09-04 Slovenia Ljubljana, Slovenia Retained IBF welterweight title
Win 29-1 (1) Argentina Rodolfo Ezequiel Martinez TKO 12 (12), 2:20 2010-04-09 Slovenia Ljubljana, Slovenia Retained IBF welterweight title
Win 28-1 (1) South Africa Isaac Hlatshwayo TKO 3 (12), 2:55 2009-12-11 South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa Won IBF welterweight title
Win 27-1 (1) Argentina Jorge Daniel Miranda KO 12 2009-06-19 Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia
Win 26-1 (1) Poland Arek Malek UD 6 2009-05-15 Germany Magdeburg, Germany
Loss 25-1 (1) Poland Rafał Jackiewicz MD 12 2008-11-29 Poland Katowice, Poland For EBU welterweight title
Win 25-0 (1) Germany Marco Cattikas UD 12 2008-06-15 Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia
Win 24-0 (1) Germany Pietro d'Alessio TKO 4 (8), 2:33 2008-01-19 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany
Win 23-0 (1) Estonia Albert Starikov UD 10 2007-10-13 Germany Magdeburg, Germany
NC 22-0 (1) Argentina Jorge Daniel Miranda NC 3 (12), 1:48 2007-06-12 Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia Retained WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title
Win 22-0 France Nicolas Guisset UD 12 2007-02-17 Germany Magdeburg, Germany
Win 21-0 Kazakhstan Andrey Yeskin TKO 10 (12), 2:30 2006-05-23 Slovenia Ptuj, Slovenia Retained WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title
Win 20-0 Chile Joel Mayo TKO 6 (12), 1:50 2006-03-25 Germany Brandenburg, Germany Won WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title
Win 19-0 France Serge Vigne TKO 5 (8), 2:35 2005-10-29 Germany Brandenburg, Germany
Win 18-0 Russia Mikhail Boyarskikh TKO 8 (12) 2005-09-20 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
Win 17-0 Slovakia Joseph Sovijus TKO 3 (4) 2005-06-18 Croatia Pula, Croatia
Win 16-0 Dominican Republic Danilo Alcantara TKO 2 (6), 2:04 2005-02-02 Germany Brandenburg, Germany
Win 15-0 Latvia Martins Kukulis KO 4 (6), 1:56 2005-01-15 Germany Magdeburg, Germany
Win 14-0 Latvia Jurijs Boreiko MD 6 2004-09-18 Germany Magdeburg, Germany
Win 13-0 Germany Arthur Nowak TKO 8 (10) 2004-07-17 Germany Dessau, Germany Won German International welterweight title
Win 12-0 France Boubacar Sidibe UD 8 2004-06-05 Germany Magdeburg, Germany
Win 11-0 Russia Viktor Baranov UD 12 2004-04-17 Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia Won NBA Inter-Continental welterweight title
Win 10-0 Russia Nikita Zaytsev MD 8 2004-02-21 Germany Aschersleben, Germany
Win 9-0 Russia Rozalin Nasibulin TKO 5 (8) 2003-11-29 Germany Brandenburg, Germany
Win 8-0 Poland Andrzej Butowicz UD 6 2203-11-17 Czech Republic Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
Win 7-0 Estonia Leonti Vorontsuk TKO 2 (6), 2:44 2003-09-20 Germany Aschersleben, Germany
Win 6-0 Luxembourg Kamel Ikene TKO 2 (6), 2:14 2003-07-05 Germany Aschersleben, Germany
Win 5-0 Albania Artur Drinaj TKO 2 (4) 2003-06-14 Germany Magdeburg, Germany
Win 4-0 Russia Nikita Zaitsev TKO 2 (?) 2003-05-21 Czech Republic Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Win 3-0 Czech Republic Patrik Hruska UD 6 2003-04-25 Germany Magdeburg, Germany
Win 2-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Nico Salzmann PTS 6 2003-03-21 Germany Berlin, Germany
Win 1-0 Hungary Zsolt Toth TKO 1 (4) 2003-03-01 Germany Aschersleben, Germany Professional debut

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. 1 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.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Isaac Hlatshwayo
IBF welterweight champion
December 11, 2009 September 3, 2011
Succeeded by
Andre Berto
Regional titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Frankie Gavin
WBO welterweight champion
Inter-Continental title

March 24, 2012 - March 9, 2013
Succeeded by
Keith Thurman
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