Neven Pajkić (Serbian Cyrillic: 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.[2]
| Neven Pajkić | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | No Surrender |
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | (1977-08-25) 25 August 1977 (age 45) Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record[1] | |
| Total fights | 18 |
| Wins | 17 |
| Wins by KO | 5 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Pajkić was born in Sarajevo to a Bosnian Serb family.[3][4][5] When the Bosnian War started, the family moved to Belgrade, and later to Canada.[3]
He began amateur matches in 2003.[3] After 17 wins in a row, he had his professional debut in 2005.[3] Due to training for the professional debut, he was unable to compete in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[3] His idol since he was a child is Mike Tyson.[3]
He is married.[5]
He has appeared in Against the Ropes, A History of Violence, Phantom Punch and ZOS: Zone of Separation.[3][6]
| 17 Wins (5 knockouts, 12 decisions), 1 Loss (1 knockout, 0 decisions) | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 17–1 | UD | 10 | 14 Dec 2012 | Canada Heavyweight Title. | ||
| Loss | 16–1 | TKO | 3 | 12 Nov 2011 | Commonwealth Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:44 of the third round after Pajkić being knocked down twice in the round. | ||
| Win | 16–0 | UD | 10 | 4 Feb 2011 | NABA Canada Heavyweight Title. | ||
| Win | 15–0 | UD | 8 | 30 Oct 2010 | |||
| Win | 14–0 | UD | 10 | 4 Sep 2010 | |||
| Win | 13–0 | UD | 10 | 30 Jun 2010 | Canada Heavyweight Title. | ||
| Win | 12–0 | UD | 10 | 27 Mar 2010 | Canada Heavyweight Title. | ||
| Win | 11–0 | UD | 6 | 16 Jan 2010 | |||
| Win | 10–0 | TKO | 2 | 15 Oct 2009 | Referee stopped the bout at 0:42 of the second round. | ||
| Win | 9–0 | UD | 8 | 2 Apr 2009 | |||
| Win | 8–0 | UD | 8 | 27 Sep 2008 | |||
| Win | 7–0 | UD | 6 | 31 May 2008 | |||
| Win | 6–0 | UD | 4 | 10 Nov 2007 | |||
| Win | 5–0 | TKO | 1 | 16 Mar 2007 | Referee stopped the bout at 2:22 of the first round. | ||
| Win | 4–0 | TKO | 3 | 18 Nov 2006 | Referee stopped the bout after the third round. | ||
| Win | 3–0 | MD | 4 | 12 May 2006 | |||
| Win | 2–0 | TKO | 2 | 9 Mar 2006 | Referee stopped the bout at 1:40 of the second round. | ||
| Win | 1–0 | KO | 3 | 18 Nov 2005 | |||