Jan Zaveck
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Biography
Dejan Zavec (born 13 March 1976), commonly known as Jan Zaveck, is a Slovenian former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2015. He held the IBF welterweight title from 2009 to 2011, and challenged for the WBA and IBO light-middleweight titles in 2015. Zaveck is the only Slovenian boxer to have held a world title, and was named Slovenian Sportsperson of the Year in 2010.
Early life
Dejan Zavec was born in Trdobojci, 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.
Professional career
IBF welterweight champion
On December 11, 2009 Zavec won the IBF welterweight title against South African Isaac Hlatshwayo. 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. 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.
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. On April 11, 2015 Zavec won the World Boxing Federation (WBF) super welterweight title against Sasha Yengoyan in Tabor Hall, Maribor.
Professional boxing record
Professional record summary | ||
40 fights | 35 wins | 4 losses |
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 (2) | Erislandy Lara | TKO | 3 (12), 0:41 | 25 Nov 2015 | 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 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 | For vacant WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title; NC after Zaveck sustained cuts |
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 _ |
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 | Professional debut |