Jan Zaveck | |
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Born | Dejan Zavec 13 March 1976 |
Nationality | Slovenian |
Other names | Mr. Sympathicus |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 40 |
Wins | 35 |
Wins by KO | 19 |
Losses | 4 |
No contests | 1 |
Dejan Zavec (born 13 March 1976), best known as Jan Zaveck, is a Slovenian former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2015. [1] He held the IBF welterweight title from 2009 to 2011, and challenged once for the WBA super-welterweight title in 2015. Zaveck is the only Slovenian boxer to have held a world title, and was named Slovenian Sportsperson of the Year in 2010.
Dejan Zavec was born in Trdobojci, [2] 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. [3]
Zavec started boxing at the age of 16. As an amateur, he fought in the 1995, 1997 and 1999 World championships.
Zavec turned professional in 2003, winning his first 26 fights. Early in his career, Zavec was briefly signed with Don King, but returned to Europe after the legendary promoter was unable to secure him bouts. Resuming his career in Germany with SES Boxing, Zavec earned a number of regional titles, including the WBO and IBF Inter-Continental and German (BDB) Welterweight Titles.
In 2008, Zavec traveled to Poland to meet Rafal Jackiewicz for the EBU European Welterweight Title. After twelve rounds, a controversial [4] split decision was announced in the Polish fighter's favor. The bout was Zavec's first professional loss.
On December 11, 2009, Zavec won the IBF welterweight title against South African Isaac Hlatshwayo in a stunning upset via knockout. With this victory, Zavec became Slovenia's first-ever boxing world champion. [5] [6]
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 mandatory challenger Rafał Jackiewicz at the Stožice Arena in Ljubljana. In defeating Jackiewicz, Zavec avenged what was his sole career loss at the time. [8] [9]
Zavec was expected to face the winner of Randall Bailey-Said Ouali IBF title-eliminator that took place December 10, 2010, but the bout was ruled a no-contest. With no mandatory challenger established, Zavec opted for an optional defense in Ljubljana. On February 18, 2011, Zavec defended the IBF welterweight title for the third time against #15-ranked Paul Delgado, performing again at the Stožice Arena, in front of 12,000 spectators. He won with a technical knockout in the fifth round, when the referee stopped the fight.
After discussions to fight Paulie Malignaggi on the Saul Alvarez-Ryan Rhodes undercard fell through, [10] Zavec traveled to Biloxi, Mississippi to face former WBC light-welterweight champion Andre Berto on HBO on September 3, 2011. Despite being a 4-to-1 underdog coming into the fight, Zavec proved competitive; trading clean punches with Berto and earning praise from HBO's Roy Jones Jr. In the fifth round, a number of cuts opened on Zavec's face, which resulted in Zavec's corner waiving the fight off before the sixth round. The loss ended Zavec's reign as IBF welterweight champion.
After losing the IBF title, Zavec fought on for three more years; going the distance with future unified welterweight world champion Keith Thurman and challenging Erislandy Lara for the WBA and IBO Super Welterweight Titles in a TKO loss.
Zavec announced his retirement from boxing on March 13, 2016, at a press conference attended by Slovene President Borut Pahor.
40 fights | 35 wins | 4 losses |
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By knockout | 19 | 2 |
By decision | 16 | 2 |
No contests | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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40 | Loss | 35–4 (1) | Erislandy Lara | TKO | 3 (12), 0:41 | 25 Nov 2015 | Park Race Track, Hialeah, Florida, US | For WBA (Regular) and IBO light-middleweight titles |
39 | Win | 35–3 (1) | Sasha Yengoyan | UD | 12 | 11 Apr 2015 | Tabor Hall, Maribor, Slovenia | Won WBF (Federation) light-middleweight title |
38 | Win | 34–3 (1) | Ferenc Hafner | TKO | 7 (12) | 14 Oct 2014 | Tabor Hall, Maribor, Slovenia | Won vacant WBO European light-middleweight title |
37 | Win | 33–3 (1) | Sebastien Allais | UD | 8 | 19 Nov 2013 | Trade Fair, Leipzig, Germany | |
36 | Loss | 32–3 (1) | Keith Thurman | UD | 12 | 9 Mar 2013 | Barclays Center, New York City, New York, US | Lost WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title |
35 | Win | 32–2 (1) | Bethuel Ushona | UD | 12 | 24 Mar 2012 | Tabor Hall, Maribor, Slovenia | Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title |
34 | Loss | 31–2 (1) | Andre Berto | RTD | 5 (12), 3:00 | 3 Sep 2011 | Beau Rivage, Biloxi, Mississippi, US | Lost IBF welterweight title |
33 | Win | 31–1 (1) | Paul Delgado | KO | 5 (12) | 18 Feb 2011 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana, Slovenia | Retained IBF welterweight title |
32 | Win | 30–1 (1) | Rafał Jackiewicz | MD | 12 | 4 Sep 2010 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana, Slovenia | Retained IBF welterweight title |
31 | Win | 29–1 (1) | Rodolfo Ezequiel Martinez | TKO | 12 (12), 2:20 | 9 Apr 2010 | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana, Slovenia | Retained IBF welterweight title |
30 | Win | 28–1 (1) | Isaac Hlatshwayo | TKO | 3 (12), 2:55 | 11 Dec 2009 | Wembley Indoor Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | Won IBF welterweight title |
29 | Win | 27–1 (1) | Jorge Daniel Miranda | KO | 12 (12) | 19 Jun 2009 | Tabor Hall, Maribor, Slovenia | |
28 | Win | 26–1 (1) | Arek Malek | UD | 6 | 15 May 2009 | Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany | |
27 | Loss | 25–1 (1) | Rafał Jackiewicz | SD | 12 | 29 Nov 2008 | Spodek, Katowice, Poland | For European welterweight title |
26 | Win | 25–0 (1) | Marco Cattikas | UD | 12 | 15 Jun 2008 | Tabor Hall, Maribor, Slovenia | Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental welterweight title |
25 | Win | 24–0 (1) | Pietro d'Alessio | TKO | 4 (8), 2:33 | 19 Jan 2008 | Burg-Wächter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany | |
24 | Win | 23–0 (1) | Albert Starikov | UD | 10 | 13 Oct 2007 | Hermann-Gieseler-Halle, Magdeburg, Germany | Retained German International welterweight title |
23 | NC | 22–0 (1) | Jorge Daniel Miranda | NC | 3 (12), 1:48 | 12 Jun 2007 | Tabor Hall, Maribor, Slovenia | Vacant WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title at stake; NC after Zaveck was cut |
22 | Win | 22–0 | Nicolas Guisset | UD | 12 | 17 Feb 2007 | Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Germany | Won vacant European Union welterweight title |
21 | Win | 21–0 | Andrey Yeskin | TKO | 10 (12), 2:30 | 23 May 2006 | Športna dvorana Center, Ptuj, Slovenia | Retained WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title |
20 | Win | 20–0 | Joel Mayo | TD | 6 (12), 1:50 | 25 Mar 2006 | TURM ErlebnisCity, Brandenburg, Germany | Retained WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title; Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental welterweight title; Unanimous TD after Mayo was cut from an accidental head clash |
19 | Win | 19–0 | Serge Vigne | TKO | 5 (8), 2:35 | 29 Oct 2005 | TURM ErlebnisCity, Brandenburg, Germany | |
18 | Win | 18–0 | Mikhail Boyarskikh | TKO | 8 (12), 2:07 | 20 Sep 2005 | T-Mobile Arena, Prague, Czech Republic | Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title |
17 | Win | 17–0 | Joseph Sovijus | KO | 3 (6) | 18 Jun 2005 | Pula Arena, Pula, Croatia | |
16 | Win | 16–0 | Danilo Alcantara | TKO | 2 (6), 2:04 | 2 Feb 2005 | Ofen-Stadthalle, Brandenburg, Germany | |
15 | Win | 15–0 | Martins Kukulis | KO | 4 (6), 1:56 | 15 Jan 2005 | Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany | |
14 | Win | 14–0 | Jurijs Boreiko | MD | 6 | 18 Sep 2004 | Hermann-Gieseler-Halle, Magdeburg, Germany | |
13 | Win | 13–0 | Arthur Nowak | TKO | 8 (10) | 17 Jul 2004 | Anhalt Arena, Dessau, Germany | Won vacant German International welterweight title |
12 | Win | 12–0 | Boubacar Sidibe | UD | 8 | 5 Jun 2004 | Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Germany | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | Viktor Baranov | UD | 12 | 17 Apr 2004 | Maribor, Slovenia | Won vacant NBA Inter-Continental welterweight title |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Nikita Zaytsev | SD | 8 | 21 Feb 2004 | Ballhaus-Arena, Aschersleben, Germany | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Rozalin Nasibulin | TKO | 5 (8) | 29 Nov 2003 | Lausitz Arena, Cottbus, Germany | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Andrzej Butowicz | UD | 6 | 17 Nov 2003 | Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Leonti Vorontsuk | TKO | 2, 2:44 | 20 Sep 2003 | Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Germany | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Kamel Ikene | TKO | 2 (6), 2:14 | 5 Jul 2003 | Anhalt Arena, Dessau, Germany | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Artur Drinaj | TKO | 2 | 14 Jun 2003 | Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Nikita Zaitsev | TKO | 2 | 21 May 2003 | Hradec Králové, Czech Republic | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Patrik Hruska | UD | 6 | 25 Apr 2003 | Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Germany | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Nico Salzmann | PTS | 6 | 21 Mar 2003 | Jump Trampolinpark, Berlin, Germany | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Zsolt Toth | TKO | 1 (4), 1:00 | 1 Mar 2003 | Ballhaus-Arena, Aschersleben, Germany |
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Sporting positions | ||||
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Regional boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Turgay Uzun | German International welterweight champion 17 July 2004 – 2010 Vacated | Vacant Title next held by Stefan Worth | ||
Vacant Title last held by Zab Judah | WBO Inter-Continental welterweight champion 20 September 2005 – October 2006 Vacated | Vacant Title next held by Luciano Abis | ||
Vacant Title last held by Cristian De Martinis | IBF Inter-Continental welterweight champion 25 March 2006 – July 2006 Vacated | Vacant Title next held by Joshua Clottey | ||
Vacant Title last held by Michel Trabant | European Union welterweight champion 17 February 2007 – November 2007 Vacated | Vacant Title next held by Daniele Petrucci | ||
Vacant Title last held by Giammario Grassellini | IBF Inter-Continental welterweight champion 15 June 2008 – 11 December 2009 Won world title | Vacant Title next held by Daniele Petrucci | ||
Vacant Title last held by Frankie Gavin | WBO Inter-Continental welterweight champion 24 March 2012 – 9 March 2013 | Succeeded by | ||
Vacant Title last held by Attila Kovács | WBO European light-middleweight champion 17 October 2014 – April 2015 Vacated | Vacant Title next held by Predrag Radosevic | ||
Minor world boxing titles | ||||
Preceded by Sasha Yengoyan | WBF (Federation) light-middleweight champion 11 April 2015 – November 2015 Vacated | Vacant Title next held by Fariz Mammadov | ||
Major world boxing titles | ||||
Preceded by | IBF welterweight champion 11 December 2009 – 3 September 2011 | Succeeded by |