Jan Zaveck

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Dejan Zavec

Statistics
Real name	Dejan Zavec
Nickname(s)	Mr. Sympathikus
Rated at	Welterweight
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 ¹⁄₂ in)
Nationality	Slovenia
Born	(1976-03-13) March 13, 1976 Trdobojci, [Slovenia]
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	37^[1]
Wins	33
Wins by KO	18
Losses	3
Draws	0
No contests	1

Dejan Zavec (born March 13, 1976) is a Slovenian professional boxer who held the IBF Welterweight Champion title from December 2009 until September 3, 2011, when he lost it to Andre Berto. He boxes under the name Jan Zaveck. His professional record includes 37 fights: 33 wins (18 knockouts), 3 losses, and 1 no-contest. Zavec is the only Slovenian boxer ever to hold a world boxing champion title. In December 2010, he was proclaimed Slovenian Sportsman of the Year.

Early life

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]

IBF Welterweight Champion

On December 11, 2009 Zavec won the IBF welterweight title against South African Isaac Hlatshwayo.^[4]^[5] On April 9, 2010, Zavec defended the IBF Welterweight Title for the first time against Rodolfo Martinez in Ljubljana, performing at the Tivoli Hall. He won by technical knockout in the twelfth round when the referee stopped the fight.^[6] 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.^[7]^[8] 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.

Professional boxing record

32 Wins (18 knockouts, 14 decisions), 3 Losses, 0 Draws, 1 No contest.
Res.	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Sebastien Allais	Decision (unan.)	8	2013-10-19	Leipzig, Germany
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	Keith Thurman	Decision (unan.)	12	2013-03-09	New York, United States	Lost WBO Inter-Continental Welterweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Bethuel Uushona	Decision (unan.)	12	2012-03-24	Maribor, Slovenia	Won WBO Inter-Continental Welterweight Title.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	Andre Berto	RTD	5 (12)	2011-09-03	Mississippi, United States	Lost IBF Welterweight World Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Paul Delgado	TKO	5 (12)	2011-02-18	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Retained IBF Welterweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Rafal Jackiewicz	Decision (maj.)	12	2010-09-04	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Retained IBF Welterweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Rodolfo Ezequiel Martinez	TKO	12 (12), 2:20	2010-04-09	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Retained IBF Welterweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Isaac Hlatshwayo	TKO	3 (12), 2:55	2009-12-11	Johannesburg, South Africa	Won IBF Welterweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Jorge Daniel Miranda	KO	12	2009-06-19	Maribor, Slovenia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Arek Malek	Decision (unan.)	6	2009-05-15	Magdeburg, Germany
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	Rafal Jackiewicz	Decision (maj.)	12	2008-11-29	Katowice, Poland	For EBU (European) Welterweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Marco Cattikas	Decision (unan.)	12	2008-06-15	Maribor, Slovenia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Pietro d'Alessio	TKO	4 (8), 2:33	2008-01-19	Düsseldorf, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Albert Starikov	Decision (unan.)	10	2007-10-13	Magdeburg, Germany
NC	Jorge Daniel Miranda	NC	3 (12), 1:48	2007-06-12	Maribor, Slovenia	Retained WBO Inter-Continental Welterweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Nicolas Guisset	Decision (unan.)	12	2007-02-17	Magdeburg, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Andrey Yeskin	TKO	10 (12), 2:30	2006-05-23	Ptuj, Slovenia	Retained WBO Inter-Continental Welterweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Joel Mayo	TKO	6 (12), 1:50	2006-03-25	Brandenburg, Germany	Won WBO Inter-Continental Welterweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Serge Vigne	TKO	5 (8), 2:35	2005-10-29	Brandenburg, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Mikhail Boyarskikh	TKO	8 (12)	2005-09-20	Prague, Czech Republic
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Joseph Sovijus	TKO	3 (4)	2005-06-18	Pula, Croatia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Danilo Alcantara	TKO	2 (6), 2:04	2005-04-02	Brandenburg, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Martins Kukulis	KO	4 (6), 1:56	2005-01-15	Magdeburg, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Jurijs Boreiko	Decision (maj.)	6	2004-09-18	Magdeburg, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Arthur Nowak	TKO	8 (10)	2004-07-17	Dessau, Germany	Won German International Welterweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Boubacar Sidibe	Decision (unan.)	8	2004-06-05	Magdeburg, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Viktor Baranov	Decision (unan.)	12	2004-04-17	Maribor, Slovenia	Won NBA Inter-Continental Welterweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Nikita Zaytsev	Decision (maj.)	8	2004-02-21	Aschersleben, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Rozalin Nasibulin	TKO	5 (8)	2003-11-29	Brandenburg, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Andrzej Butowicz	Decision (unan.)	6	2003-10-17	Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Leonti Vorontsuk	TKO	2 (?), 2:44	2003-09-20	Aschersleben, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Kamel Ikene	TKO	2 (6), 2:14	2003-07-05	Aschersleben, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Artur Drinaj	TKO	2 (?)	2003-06-14	Magdeburg, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Nikita Zaitsev	TKO	2 (?)	2003-05-21	Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Patrik Hruska	Decision (unan.)	6	2003-04-25	Magdeburg, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Nico Salzmann	PTS	6	2003-03-21	Berlin, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	Zsolt Toth	TKO	1 (4)	2003-03-01	Aschersleben, Germany	Dejan's professional debut.

References

↑ Dejan Zavec: Boxing Record
↑ "Častni občani Občine Videm" [Honourable members of Videm municipality] (in Slovenian). 2010-06-11. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
↑ "Dejan Zavec - Od sirote do svetovnega prvaka" [Dejan Zavec - From an orphan boy to world champion] (in Slovenian). 2010-06-11. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
↑ "Jan Zaveck Shocks Isaac Hlatshwayo By Knockout". Boxing Scene. 2009-12-11. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
↑ "Zavec svetovni prvak v boksu!" [Zavec is the world champion!] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 2009-12-11. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
↑ "Zaveck retains IBF welter belt". Fightnews. 2010-04-09. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
↑ "Zavec ubranil naslov svetovnega prvaka" [Zavec defended the title of the world champion] (in Slovenian). Retrieved 4 September 2010.
↑ "Zavec v Stožicah ubranil naslov svetovnega prvaka!" [Zavec in Stožice defended the title of the world champion!] (in Slovenian). Retrieved 4 September 2010.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Isaac Hlatshwayo	IBF Welterweight Champion December 11, 2009 – September 3, 2011	Succeeded by Andre Berto

Slovenian Sportsman of the Year

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Ivo Daneu (1969)
Miroslav Cerar (1970)
Brane Oblak (1971)
Danilo Pudgar (1972)
Vinko Jelovac (1973)
Vinko Jelovac (1974)
Bojan Križaj (1975)
Borut Petrič (1976)
Borut Petrič (1977)
Borut Petrič (1978)
Bojan Križaj (1979)
Bojan Križaj (1980)
Borut Petrič (1981)
Bojan Križaj (1982)
Borut Petrič (1983)
Jure Franko (1984)
Rok Petrovič (1985)
Rok Petrovič (1986)
Bojan Križaj (1987)
Matjaž Debelak (1988)
Andrej Jelenc (1989)
Tomo Česen (1990)
Franci Petek (1991)
Rajmond Debevec (1992)
Igor Majcen (1993)
Jure Košir (1994)
Iztok Čop (1995)
Andraž Vehovar (1996)
Primož Peterka (1997)
Primož Peterka (1998)
Gregor Cankar (1999)
Rajmond Debevec (2000)
Andrej Hauptman (2001)
Aljaž Pegan (2002)
Dejan Košir (2003)
Vasilij Žbogar (2004)
Mitja Petkovšek (2005)
Matic Osovnikar (2006)
Primož Kozmus (2007)
Primož Kozmus (2008)
Primož Kozmus (2009)
Dejan Zavec (2010)
Peter Kauzer (2011)
Anže Kopitar (2012)
Peter Prevc (2013)

Municipality of Juršinci

Settlements

Administrative centre: Juršinci

Current	Bodkovci Dragovič Gabrnik Gradiščak Grlinci Hlaponci Kukava Mostje Rotman Sakušak Senčak pri Juršincih Zagorci

Former	Gibinščak Lipovec Oblačak Oblaki Vinšak Zagorski Zasadi

Notable people

Johann Puch
Anton Slodnjak
Dejan Zavec

Authority control	VIAF: 187146396

Persondata
Name	Zavec, Dejan
Alternative names
Short description	Slovenian boxer
Date of birth	1976-03-13
Place of birth	Ptuj, Slovenia, YUG
Date of death
Place of death

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