# Neven Pajkić

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.

## Personal 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.
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.
He is married.

## Acting career

He has appeared in Against the Ropes, A History of Violence, Phantom Punch and ZOS: Zone of Separation.

## Professional boxing record

17 Wins (5 knockouts, 12 decisions), 1 Loss (1 knockout, 0 decisions) :
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 17–1 | Shane Andreesen | UD | 10 | 14 Dec 2012 | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | Canada Heavyweight Title. |
| Loss | 16–1 | Tyson Fury | TKO | 3 | 12 Nov 2011 | Manchester, England | Commonwealth Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:44 of the third round after Pajkić being knocked down twice in the round. |
| Win | 16–0 | Johnnie White | UD | 10 | 4 Feb 2011 | Barrie, Ontario, Canada | NABA Canada Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 15–0 | Andreas Sidon | UD | 8 | 30 Oct 2010 | Rama, Ontario, Canada | |
| Win | 14–0 | Raphael Butler | UD | 10 | 4 Sep 2010 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Win | 13–0 | Grzegorz Kielsa | UD | 10 | 30 Jun 2010 | Rama, Ontario, Canada | Canada Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 12–0 | Grzegorz Kielsa | UD | 10 | 27 Mar 2010 | Rama, Ontario, Canada | Canada Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 11–0 | Jason Gavern | UD | 6 | 16 Jan 2010 | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | |
| Win | 10–0 | Edward Dawson | TKO | 2 | 15 Oct 2009 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | Referee stopped the bout at 0:42 of the second round. |
| Win | 9–0 | Nicolai Firtha | UD | 8 | 2 Apr 2009 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Win | 8–0 | Shane Andreesen | UD | 8 | 27 Sep 2008 | Brampton, Ontario, Canada | |
| Win | 7–0 | Ryan Thompson | UD | 6 | 31 May 2008 | Brantford, Ontario, Canada | |
| Win | 6–0 | Sam Comming | UD | 4 | 10 Nov 2007 | Brantford, Ontario, Canada | |
| Win | 5–0 | Darrell Flint | TKO | 1 | 16 Mar 2007 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | Referee stopped the bout at 2:22 of the first round. |
| Win | 4–0 | Jason Weiss | TKO | 3 | 18 Nov 2006 | Brampton, Ontario, Canada | Referee stopped the bout after the third round. |
| Win | 3–0 | Stephane Tessier | MD | 4 | 12 May 2006 | Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 2–0 | Walter Kienbaum | TKO | 2 | 9 Mar 2006 | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | Referee stopped the bout at 1:40 of the second round. |
| Win | 1–0 | Sheldon Hinton | KO | 3 | 18 Nov 2005 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |