Jan Zavek ( Slovenian. Jan Zaveck ; nee Dejan Zavec ( Slovenian. Dejan Zavec ); March 13, 1976; Ptuj , Yugoslavia ) - Slovenian professional boxer . Ex-world welterweight champion ( IBF , 2009—2011).
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| Birth name | Dejan Zavec ( Slovenian. Dejan Zavec ) |
| Nickname | Mr Sympathicus |
| Citizenship |  Yugoslavia →  Slovenia |
| Date of Birth | March 13, 1976 (aged 43) |
| Place of Birth | Ptuj , Yugoslavia |
| Accommodation | Magdeburg , Saxony-Anhalt , Germany |
| Weight category | welterweight (up to 66.68 kg) , 1st medium (up to 69.85 kg) |
| Rack | Righty |
| Height | 172 cm |
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| Professional career | |
| First fight | March 1, 2003 |
| The last battle | November 25, 2015 |
| Number of battles | 40 |
| Number of wins | 35 |
| KOs | 19 |
| Defeat | four |
| Failed | one |
Content
- 1 Professional career
- 1.1 Championship fight with Isaac Hlatshwayo
- 1.2 Title defenses
- 1.3 Loss of title in a fight with Andre Berto
- 1.4 Championship fight with Erislandi Lara
- 2 Titles and achievements
- 2.1 World titles
- 2.2 Regional and minor titles
- 2.3 Awards
- 3 Interesting Facts
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Professional career
He made his debut in the professional ring on March 1, 2003, having won by technical knockout in the 1st round [1] .
Championship fight with Isaac Hlatshwayo
December 11, 2009 met with IBF Welterweight World Champion South African Isaac Hlatshvayo . Zawek knocked out his opponent already in the 3rd round and became the new world champion [2] [3] .
Title Defenses
April 9, 2010 defeated the Argentine Rodolfo Martinez by technical knockout in the 12th round [4] [5] .
September 4, 2010 won on points Pole Rafal Yatskevich [6] [7] .
February 18, 2011, knocked out in the 5th round of Paul Delgado from Cape Verde [8] [9] .
Losing a title in a fight with Andre Berto
September 3, 2011 defended his league title in a fight with American Andre Berto . After the 5th round, Zavek's team refused to continue the fight due to strong cuts in their athlete [10] [11] [12] .
On March 9, 2013, he met unbeaten American Keith Thurman in a duel for the title of mandatory contender for the WBO welterweight world title. The fight lasted all 12 rounds. The judges unanimously gave victory to Thurman with a score of 120-108 (all) [13] [14] .
Champion Battle with Erislandy Lara
November 25, 2015 he met with the world champion in the 1st middleweight according to WBA Cuban Erislandi Lara . He was defeated by technical knockout in the 3rd round [15] [16] .
Titles and Achievements
World Titles
- IBF World Welterweight Champion (2009—2011).
Regional and minor titles
- NBA Intercontinental Welterweight (2004).
- German International Welterweight (2004, 2007).
- WBO Inter-Continental Welterweight (2005-2007, 2012-2013).
- IBF Inter-Continental Welterweight (2006, 2008).
- EBU-EU (European Union) Welterweight (2007).
- WBO European at 1st Middleweight (2014).
- World Champion in 1st Middleweight according to WBF (2015).
Rewards
- " Athlete of the Year " in Slovenia (2010).
Interesting Facts
- Jan Zawek is the first representative of Slovenia to become the world champion in professional boxing [17] .
Notes
- ↑ Jan Zaveck v Zsolt Toth . (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Isaac Hlatshwayo vs. Jan Zaveck .
- ↑ Jan Zawek knocked out Isaac Hlatschwejo and won the IBF welterweight title . (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Jan Zaveck vs. Rodolfo Ezequiel Martinez .
- ↑ Jan Zawek defended the IBF title .
- ↑ Jan Zaveck vs. Rafal Jackiewicz (inaccessible link) . Archived on October 16, 2015.
- ↑ Jan Zawek defeated Rafal Yatskevich .
- ↑ Jan Zaveck vs. Paul Delgado (unreachable link) . Archived on October 16, 2015.
- ↑ Jan Zawek knocked out Paul Delgado .
- ↑ Jan Zaveck vs. Andre Berto .
- ↑ Andre Berto took the IBF world title from Jan Zawek Neopr .
- ↑ Andre Berto defeated Jan Zawek Neopr .
- ↑ Keith Thurman vs. Jan Zaveck .
- ↑ Keith Thurman defeated Jan Zawek Neopr (Inaccessible link) . Archived on September 13, 2013.
- ↑ Erislandy Lara vs. Jan Zaveck unopened (link not available) . Archived November 24, 2015.
- ↑ Erislandy Lara defeated Jan Zawek Ahead of schedule .
- ↑ Jan Zawek is the new IBF welterweight world champion .
Links
- Zawek, Jan (Eng.) - professional battle statistics on BoxRec
- Official Website (English) (Slovenian)