Neven Pajkić

Neven Pajkić
Neven Pajkić
Statistics
Nickname(s)	No Surrender
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Nationality	Canadian
Born	25 August 1977 (age 44); Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	18
Wins	17
Wins by KO	5
Losses	1
Draws	0
No contests	0

Neven Pajkić (Serbian Cyrillic: Невен Пајкић, born 25 August 1977) is a 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]

Personal life[]

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 is Mike Tyson, since he was a kid.^[3]

He is married.^[5]

Acting career[]

He has appeared in Against the Ropes, A History of Violence, Phantom Punch and ZOS: Zone of Separation.^[3]

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	17–1	Shane Andreesen	UD	10	14 Dec 2012	Ontario, Canada	Canada Heavyweight Title.
Loss	16–1	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 Pajkić being knocked down twice in the round.
Win	16–0	Johnnie "Lethal" White	UD	10	4 Feb 2011	Barrie, Ontario, Canada	NABA Canada Heavyweight Title. 97–93, 96–94, 96–94
Win	15–0	Andreas Sidon	UD	8	30 Oct 2010	Rama, Ontario, Canada	80–70, 80–72, 80–71
Win	14–0	Raphael "The Silencer" Butler	UD	10	4 Sep 2010	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	97–93, 99–91, 97–93
Win	13–0	Grzegorz "The Steel Pole" Kielsa	UD	10	30 Jun 2010	Rama, Ontario, Canada	Canada Heavyweight Title. 100–90, 99–91, 99–91
Win	12–0	Grzegorz "The Steel Pole" Kielsa	UD	10	27 Mar 2010	Rama, Ontario, Canada	Canada Heavyweight Title. 100–90, 99–91, 99–91
Win	11–0	Jason "The Sensation" Gavern	UD	6	16 Jan 2010	Mississauga, Ontario, Canada	60–53, 59–55, 59–55
Win	10–0	Edward Dawson	TKO	2	15 Oct 2009	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	Referee stopped the bout at 0:42 of the second round.
Win	9–0	Nicolai "Stone Man" Firtha	UD	8	2 Apr 2009	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	77–75, 77–75, 78–74
Win	8–0	Shane "Shotgun" Andreesen	UD	8	27 Sep 2008	Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Win	7–0	Ryan Thompson	UD	6	31 May 2008	Brantford, Ontario, Canada	60–54, 59–55, 59–55
Win	6–0	Sam Comming	UD	4	10 Nov 2007	Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Win	5–0	Darrell "Pee Wee" Flint	TKO	1	16 Mar 2007	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	Referee stopped the bout at 2:22 of the first round.
Win	4–0	Jason Weiss	TKO	3	18 Nov 2006	Brampton, Ontario, Canada	Referee stopped the bout after the third round.
Win	3–0	Stephane Tessier	MD	4	12 May 2006	Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada	38–38, 40–36, 40–36
Win	2–0	Walter Kienbaum	TKO	2	9 Mar 2006	Mississauga, Ontario, Canada	Referee stopped the bout at 1:40 of the second round.
Win	1–0	Sheldon Hinton	KO	3	18 Nov 2005	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada