Neven Pajkić Explained

Neven Pajkić
Nickname:No Surrender
Weight:Heavyweight
Nationality:Canadian
Birth Place:Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Birth Date:25 August 1977
Style:Orthodox
Total:18
Wins:17
Ko:5
Losses:1
Draws:0
No Contests:0
Boxrec:338634

Neven Pajkić (Serbian: 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.[1]

Personal life

Pajkić was born in Sarajevo to a Bosnian Serb family.[2] [3] [4] When the Bosnian War started, the family moved to Belgrade, and later to Canada.[2]

He began amateur matches in 2003.[2] After 17 wins in a row, he had his professional debut in 2005.[2] Due to training for the professional debut, he was unable to compete in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2] His idol since he was a child is Mike Tyson.[2]

He is married.[4]

Acting career

He has appeared in Against the Ropes, A History of Violence, Phantom Punch and .[2] [5]

Professional boxing record

|-|align="center" colspan=8|17 Wins (5 knockouts, 12 decisions), 1 Loss (1 knockout, 0 decisions) http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=338634&cat=boxer|-| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Result| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes|-align=center|Win||align=left| Shane Andreesen|UD|10|14 Dec 2012|align=left| Windsor, Ontario, Canada|align=left||-align=center|Loss||align=left| Tyson Fury|TKO|3|12 Nov 2011|align=left| Manchester, England|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Johnnie White|UD|10|4 Feb 2011|align=left| Barrie, Ontario, Canada|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Andreas Sidon|UD|8|30 Oct 2010|align=left| Rama, Ontario, Canada|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Raphael Butler|UD|10|4 Sep 2010|align=left| Toronto, Ontario, Canada|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Grzegorz Kielsa|UD|10|30 Jun 2010|align=left| Rama, Ontario, Canada|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Grzegorz Kielsa|UD|10|27 Mar 2010|align=left| Rama, Ontario, Canada|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Jason Gavern|UD|6|16 Jan 2010|align=left| Mississauga, Ontario, Canada|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Edward Dawson|TKO|2|15 Oct 2009|align=left| Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Nicolai Firtha|UD|8|2 Apr 2009|align=left| Toronto, Ontario, Canada|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Shane Andreesen|UD|8|27 Sep 2008|align=left| Brampton, Ontario, Canada|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Ryan Thompson|UD|6|31 May 2008|align=left| Brantford, Ontario, Canada|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Sam Comming||4|10 Nov 2007|align=left| Brantford, Ontario, Canada|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Darrell Flint|TKO|1|16 Mar 2007|align=left| Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Jason Weiss|TKO|3|18 Nov 2006|align=left| Brampton, Ontario, Canada|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Stephane Tessier||4|12 May 2006|align=left| Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Walter Kienbaum||2|9 Mar 2006|align=left| Mississauga, Ontario, Canada|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Sheldon Hinton||3|18 Nov 2005|align=left| Edmonton, Alberta, Canada|align=left||}

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Fury stops Pajkic to retain title. en-GB. BBC Sport. 2021-10-24.
  2. Web site: Srpski bokser osvaja Holivud.
  3. Web site: Neven pesnicama prokrčio put | Glas javnosti.
  4. Web site: Interview: Neven Pajkic - "Tyson Fury is a Classless Piece of $#!T, So is David Haye!". 2011-10-19.
  5. News: Cerović. Živko. Između ringa i Holivuda . . 18 October 2009 . 11 June 2022 . sr.