Quick Facts
Biography
Neven Pajkić (Serbian Cyrillic: Невен Пајкић, born 25 August 1977) is a Canadian heavyweight 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 undefeated run came to an end when he lost to Tyson Fury on 12 November 2011 after the referee stopped the fight in the third round.
Personal life
Pajkić, an ethnic Serb, was born in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina. When the Bosnian War started, the family moved to Belgrade, and later to Canada.
He began amateur matches in 2003. After 17 wins in a row, he had his professional debut in 2005. Due to training for the professional debut, he was unable to compete in the 2004 Summer Olympics. His idol is Mike Tyson, since he was a kid.
He is married.
Acting career
He has appeared in Against the Ropes, A History of Violence, Phantom Punch and ZOS: Zone of Separation.
Professional boxing record
| 17 Wins (5 knockouts, 12 decisions), 1 Loss (1 knockout, 0 decisions) [1] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 12-3 |  Shane Andreesen | UD | 10 | 14 Dec 2012 | Ontario, Canada | Canada Heavyweight Title. |
| Loss | 16-0 |  Tyson Fury | TKO | 3 | 12 Nov 2011 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Commonwealth Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:44 of the third round after being knocked down twice in the round. |
| Win | 22-3 |  Johnnie "Lethal" White | UD | 10 | 4 Feb 2011 | Barrie, Ontario, Canada | NABA Canada Heavyweight Title. 97-93, 96-94, 96-94. |
| Win | 34-9 |  Andreas Sidon | UD | 8 | 30 Oct 2010 | Rama, Ontario, Canada | 80-70, 80-72, 80-71. |
| Win | 35-8 | Raphael "The Silencer" Butler | UD | 10 | 4 Sep 2010 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 97-93, 99-91, 97-93. |
| Win | 11-1 | Grzegorz "The Steel Pole" Kielsa | UD | 10 | 30 Jun 2010 | Rama, Ontario, Canada | Canada Heavyweight Title. 100-90, 99-91, 99-91. |
| Win | 11-0 | Grzegorz "The Steel Pole" Kielsa | UD | 10 | 27 Mar 2010 | Rama, Ontario, Canada | Canada Heavyweight Title. 100-90, 99-91, 99-91. |
| Win | 18-6-3 | Jason "The Sensation" Gavern | UD | 6 | 16 Jan 2010 | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | 60-53, 59-55, 59-55. |
| Win | 9-3 | Edward Dawson | TKO | 2 | 15 Oct 2009 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | Referee stopped the bout at 0:42 of the second round. |
| Win | 16-4-1 | Nicolai "Stone Man" Firtha | UD | 8 | 2 Apr 2009 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 77-75, 77-75, 78-74. |
| Win | 10-1 | Shane "Shotgun" Andreesen | UD | 8 | 27 Sep 2008 | Brampton, Ontario, Canada | |
| Win | 5-4 | Ryan Thompson | UD | 6 | 31 May 2008 | Brantford, Ontario, Canada | 60-54, 59-55, 59-55. |
| Win | 4-3 | Sam Comming | UD | 4 | 10 Nov 2007 | Brantford, Ontario, Canada | |
| Win | 12-11-1 | Darrell "Pee Wee" Flint | TKO | 1 | 16 Mar 2007 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | Referee stopped the bout at 2:22 of the first round. |
| Win | 3-2 | Jason Weiss | TKO | 3 | 18 Nov 2006 | Brampton, Ontario, Canada | Referee stopped the bout after the third round. |
| Win | 3-6 | Stephane Tessier | MD | 4 | 12 May 2006 | Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada | 38-38, 40-36, 40-36. |
| Win | 1-3 | Walter Kienbaum | TKO | 2 | 9 Mar 2006 | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | Referee stopped the bout at 1:40 of the second round. |
| Win | -- | Sheldon Hinton | KO | 3 | 18 Nov 2005 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |