Neven Pajkić
Born (1977-08-25) 25 August 1977
NationalityCanadian
Other namesNo Surrender
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights18
Wins17
Wins by KO5
Losses1
Draws0
No contests0

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

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 since he was a child is Mike Tyson.[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][6]

Professional boxing record

References

  1. "Boxing record for Neven Pajkić". BoxRec.
  2. "Fury stops Pajkic to retain title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Srpski bokser osvaja Holivud".
  4. "Neven pesnicama prokrčio put | Glas javnosti".
  5. 1 2 "Interview: Neven Pajkic - "Tyson Fury is a Classless Piece of $#!T, So is David Haye!"". 2011-10-19.
  6. Cerović, Živko (18 October 2009). "Između ringa i Holivuda" (in Serbian). Blic. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
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