Neven Pajkić (; 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. Prior to the stoppage, he became the first man to knock Fury down in his professional career, dropping him with an overhand right in the second round.
Early life Pajkić was born in Sarajevo to a Bosnian Serb family. When the Bosnian War started, the family moved to Belgrade, and later to Canada.
Amateur career He began amateur matches in 2003. After 17 wins in a row, he had his professional debut in 2005. Due to training for the professional debut, he was unable to compete in the 2004 Summer Olympics. His idol since he was a child is Mike Tyson.
Personal life He is married.
Acting career He has appeared in Against the Ropes, A History of Violence, Phantom Punch and ZOS: Zone of Separation. He has also appeared in season 2, episode 2 of Reacher on Amazon Prime .
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes18Win17–1Shane AndreesenUD10Dec 14, 201217Loss16–1Tyson FuryTKO3 (12), Nov 12, 201116Win16–0Johnnie WhiteUD10Feb 4, 201115Win15–0Andreas SidonUD8Oct 30, 201014Win14–0Raphael ButlerUD10Sep 4, 201013Win13–0Grzegorz KielsaUD10Jun 30, 201012Win12–0Grzegorz KielsaUD10Mar 27, 201011Win11–0Jason GavernUD6Jan 16 201010Win10–0Edward DawsonTKO2 (4), Oct 15, 20099Win9–0Nicolai FirthaUD8Apr 2, 20098Win8–0Shane AndreesenUD8Sep 27, 20087Win7–0Ryan ThompsonUD6May 31, 20086Win6–0Sam Comming4Nov 10, 20075Win5–0Darrell FlintTKO1 (4), Mar 16, 20074Win4–0Jason WeissTKO3 (4), Nov 18, 20063Win3–0Stephane Tessier4May 12, 20062Win2–0Walter Kienbaum2 (4), Mar 9, 20061Win1–0Sheldon Hinton3 (4)Nov 18, 2005
References
External links Neven Pajkic at boxrec.com Tyson Fury dropped hard, but survives to stop Pajkić