Dejan Zavec
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Dejan Zavec is a Slovenia
n 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 33 fights: 31 wins (18 knockouts), 2 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.
, Slovenia
, then part of Yugoslavia
. He spent his youth in Gabrnik
in the Slovenske gorice
hills and in Ptuj. Since an early age, he developed an interest in boxing. 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 at the Faculty for Physical Education in Novi Sad
, Serbia
.
welterweight
title against South African Isaac Hlatshwayo
. 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. On September 4, 2010, Zavec defended the IBF Welterweight Title the second time against Rafał Jackiewicz
, performing at the Arena Stožice in Ljubljana. This was the 30th victory in his career. On February 18, 2011, Zavec defended the IBF Welterweight Title for the third time against Paul Delgado, performing again at the Arena Stožice in Ljubljana, in front of 12.000 spectators. He won with a technical knock out in the fifth round when the referee stopped the fight.
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n professional boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who held the IBF
International Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...
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 33 fights: 31 wins (18 knockouts), 2 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 PtujPtuj
Ptuj is a city and one of 11 urban municipalities in Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of the Lower Styria region. The municipality is now included in the Podravje statistical region...
, Slovenia
Socialist Republic of Slovenia
The Socialist Republic of Slovenia was a socialist state that was a constituent country of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1943 until 1990...
, then part of Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
. He spent his youth in Gabrnik
Gabrnik, Juršinci
Gabrnik is a settlement on the edge of the Slovenske gorice hills in the Juršinci municipality in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Styria...
in the Slovenske gorice
Slovenske gorice
Slovenske gorice with an area of 1017 km2 is the largest hilly region of Slovenia, a smaller part is located in the Austrian province of Styria...
hills and in Ptuj. Since an early age, he developed an interest in boxing. As a teenager, he joined the boxing club in Maribor
Maribor
Maribor is the second largest city in Slovenia with 157,947 inhabitants . Maribor is also the largest and the capital city of Slovenian region Lower Styria and the seat of the Municipality of Maribor....
. Later he resided in Gabrnik and in the city of Magdeburg
Magdeburg
Magdeburg , is the largest city and the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Magdeburg is situated on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe....
, Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
In 2006, he graduated at the Faculty for Physical Education in Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
.
IBF Welterweight Champion
On December 11, 2009 Zavec won the IBFInternational Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...
welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
title against South African Isaac Hlatshwayo
Isaac Hlatshwayo
Isaac Hlatshwayo is a professional boxer from South Africa. He resides in Soweto, Gauteng. His nickname is "The Angel". His professional record includes 32 fights: 29 wins , 1 loss, 1 draw and 1 no-contest. He won the vacant IBF Welterweight Title against Delvin Rodríguez from the Dominican...
. On April 9, 2010, Zavec defended the IBF Welterweight Title for the first time against Rodolfo Martinez
Rodolfo Martínez
Rodolfo Martínez was a Mexican boxer in the Super Featherweight division. He is a former NABF Super Bantamweight, Bantamweight and the WBC Bantamweight Champion.-Early life:...
in Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
, performing at the Tivoli Hall. He won by technical knockout in the twelfth round when the referee stopped the fight. On September 4, 2010, Zavec defended the IBF Welterweight Title the second time against Rafał Jackiewicz
Rafał Jackiewicz
Rafał Jackiewicz is a Polish professional boxer who fights in welterweight division. He is former EBU welterweight champion. His professional debut took place on 17 February 2001. Jackiewicz defeated Milan Smetana from Slovakia, winning by points after a four-round bout...
, performing at the Arena Stožice in Ljubljana. This was the 30th victory in his career. On February 18, 2011, Zavec defended the IBF Welterweight Title for the third time against Paul Delgado, performing again at the Arena Stožice in Ljubljana, in front of 12.000 spectators. He won with a technical knock out in the fifth round when the referee stopped the fight.