Neven Pajkić (Serbian Cyrillic: Невен Пајкић; 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. [2]
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]
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 .[3][6]
| 18 fights | 17 wins | 1 loss |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 5 | 1 |
| By decision | 12 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Shane Andreesen | UD | 10 | Dec 14, 2012 | Caboto Hall, Windsor, Ontario, Canada | Retained Canadian heavyweight title |
| 17 | Loss | 16–1 | Tyson Fury | TKO | 3 (12), 2:44 | Nov 12, 2011 | EventCity, Manchester, England | For Commonwealth heavyweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Johnnie White | UD | 10 | Feb 4, 2011 | Molson Centre, Barrie, Ontario, Canada | Won vacant NABA Canadian heavyweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Andreas Sidon | UD | 8 | Oct 30, 2010 | Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, Canada | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Raphael Butler | UD | 10 | Sep 4, 2010 | Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Grzegorz Kielsa | UD | 10 | Jun 30, 2010 | Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, Canada | Retained Canadian heavyweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Grzegorz Kielsa | UD | 10 | Mar 27, 2010 | Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, Canada | Won Canadian heavyweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Jason Gavern | UD | 6 | Jan 16 2010 | Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Edward Dawson | TKO | 2 (4), 0:42 | Oct 15, 2009 | The Gates on Roblin, Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Nicolai Firtha | UD | 8 | Apr 2, 2009 | Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Shane Andreesen | UD | 8 | Sep 27, 2008 | Powerade Centre, Brampton, Ontario, Canada | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Ryan Thompson | UD | 6 | May 31, 2008 | Brantford Civic Centre, Brantford, Ontario, Canada | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Sam Comming | UD | 4 | Nov 10, 2007 | Brantford Civic Centre, Brantford, Ontario, Canada | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Darrell Flint | TKO | 1 (4), 2:22 | Mar 16, 2007 | Fort Garry Place, Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Jason Weiss | TKO | 3 (4), 3:00 | Nov 18, 2006 | Powerade Centre, Brampton, Ontario, Canada | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Stephane Tessier | MD | 4 | May 12, 2006 | Jacques-Plante Arena, Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Walter Kienbaum | TKO | 2 (4), 1:40 | Mar 9, 2006 | Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Sheldon Hinton | KO | 3 (4) | Nov 18, 2005 | Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
