What is Dejan Zavec's record?

Dejan Zavec's professional record is 36-4-0, 1 NC with 19 knockouts.

Which world titles has Dejan Zavec held?

Dejan Zavec has held 1 world title reign: IBF welterweight (2009–2011).

Welterweight · Slovenia

Dejan Zavec

36-4-0, 1 NC 19 KO · 2003–2015

Photo: Marko Žunec, CC BY-SA 2.5 si via Wikimedia Commons

Dejan Zavec was a welterweight boxer from Slovenia, born Mar 13, 1976. Record 36-4-0, 1 NC with 19 knockouts over 2003–2015. World titles: IBF welterweight (2009–2011). Dejan Zavec last fought Erislandy Lara on Nov 25, 2015 and lost by TKO in round 3 of 12.

Also: Дејан Завец · Ян Завек · يان زافيك

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یان زاوک · ジャン・ザベック · Jan Zaveck · Mr. Simpatikus Jan Zaveck · Zavec · Завек, Ян

BornMar 13, 1976

Country🇸🇮 Slovenia

StanceOrthodox

NicknameMr. Sympathicus

DebutMar 1, 2003

Career2003–2015

Rounds boxed295

KO share53%

Born inTrdobojci, SFR Yugoslavia, (now Slovenia)

TitlesIBF welterweight · 2009–2011

Boxerbook rating1919 ± 172 · inactive since Nov 2015Why here ›

Confirmed bouts5 of 41 · 2 official

Career record

Record

36-4-0, 1 NC, 19 KOs · 2003–2015

Last result

Erislandy Lara 🇨🇺

For WBA and IBO light middleweight titles

TKO 3/12 · Park Race Track, 🇺🇸

2015-11-25 ›
official ★

The record

41 bouts, 2003–2015, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.

Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 40, Wikipedia (ja) · 3, Wikipedia (ru) · 3, Wikipedia (pl) · 2, IBF/USBA Results · 1, WBA Fights Master Scores · 1

Erislandy Lara 🇨🇺

For WBA and IBO light middleweight titles

TKO 3/12 · Park Race Track, 🇺🇸

Zavec 36-3-0 · Lara 21-2-2

2015-11-25 ›
official ★

Sasha Yengoyan 🇧🇪

Won WBF light-middleweight title

UD 12/12 · Tabor Hall, Maribor, 🇸🇮

Zavec 35-3-0 · Yengoyan —

2015-04-11 ›
✓ one source

Ferenc Hafner

Won vacant WBO European light-middleweight title

TKO 7/12 · Tabor Hall, Maribor, 🇸🇮

Zavec 34-3-0 · Hafner —

2014-10-14 ›
✓ one source

Sebastien Allais

UD 8/8 · Trade Fair, Leipzig, 🇩🇪

Zavec 33-3-0 · Allais —

2013-11-19 ›
✓ one source

Keith Thurman 🇺🇸

For WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title

UD 12/12 · Barclays Center, New York City, 🇺🇸

Zavec 33-2-0 · Thurman 21-0-0

2013-03-09 ›
✓✓ two sources

Bethuel Ushona 🇳🇦

Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title

UD 12/12 · Tabor Hall, Maribor, 🇸🇮

Zavec 32-2-0 · Ushona 0-0-0

2012-03-24 ›
✓ one source

Andre Berto 🇺🇸

For IBF welterweight title

TKO 5/12 · Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, 🇺🇸

Zavec 32-1-0 · Berto 27-1-0

2011-09-03 ›
official ★

Paul Delgado

Retained IBF welterweight title

KO 5/12 · Arena Stožice, Ljubljana, 🇸🇮

Zavec 31-1-0 · Delgado —

2011-02-18 ›
✓ one source

Rafał Jackiewicz 🇵🇱

Walka o tytuł IBF w wadze półśredniej

MD 12/12 · Lublana, 🇸🇮

Zavec 30-1-0 · Jackiewicz 37-9-1

2010-12-20 ›
✓ one source

Rafał Jackiewicz 🇵🇱

Retained IBF welterweight title

MD 12/12 · Arena Stožice, Ljubljana, 🇸🇮

Zavec 29-1-0 · Jackiewicz 36-8-1

2010-09-04 ›
✓ one source

Rodolfo Ezequiel Martinez

Retained IBF welterweight title

TKO 12/12 · Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana, 🇸🇮

Zavec 28-1-0 · Martinez —

2010-04-09 ›
✓ one source

Isaac Hlatshwayo 🇿🇦

Won IBF welterweight title

TKO 3/12 · Wembley Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦

Zavec 27-1-0 · Hlatshwayo 30-1-1

2009-12-11 ›
✓✓ two sources

Jorge Daniel Miranda

KO 12/12 · Tabor Hall, Maribor, 🇸🇮

Zavec 26-1-0 · Miranda —

2009-06-19 ›
✓ one source

Arek Malek

UD 6/6 · Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, 🇩🇪

Zavec 25-1-0 · Malek —

2009-05-15 ›
✓ one source

Rafał Jackiewicz 🇵🇱

For European welterweight title

SD 12/12 · Spodek, Katowice, 🇵🇱

Zavec 25-0-0 · Jackiewicz 32-8-1

2008-11-29 ›
✓✓ two sources

Marco Cattikas

Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental welterweight title

UD 12/12 · Tabor Hall, Maribor, 🇸🇮

Zavec 24-0-0 · Cattikas —

2008-06-15 ›
✓ one source

Pietro d'Alessio

TKO 4/8 · Burg-Wächter Castello, Düsseldorf, 🇩🇪

Zavec 23-0-0 · d'Alessio —

2008-01-19 ›
✓ one source

Albert Starikov 🇪🇪

Retained German International welterweight title

UD 10/10 · Hermann-Gieseler-Halle, Magdeburg, 🇩🇪

Zavec 22-0-0 · Starikov —

2007-10-13 ›
✓ one source

Jorge Daniel Miranda

Vacant WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title at stake

NC 3/12 · Tabor Hall, Maribor, 🇸🇮

Zavec 22-0-0 · Miranda —

2007-06-12 ›
✓ one source

Nicolas Guisset

Won vacant European Union welterweight title

UD 12/12 · Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, 🇩🇪

Zavec 21-0-0 · Guisset —

2007-02-17 ›
✓ one source

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Andrey Yeskin

Retained WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title

TKO 10/12 · Športna dvorana Center, Ptuj, 🇸🇮

Zavec 20-0-0 · Yeskin —

2006-05-23 ›
✓ one source

Joel Mayo

Retained WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title

TD 6/12 · TURM ErlebnisCity, Brandenburg, 🇩🇪

Zavec 19-0-0 · Mayo —

2006-03-25 ›
✓ one source

Serge Vigne

TKO 5/8 · TURM ErlebnisCity, Brandenburg, 🇩🇪

Zavec 18-0-0 · Vigne —

2005-10-29 ›
✓ one source

Mikhail Boyarskikh

Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title

TKO 8/12 · T-Mobile Arena, Prague, 🇨🇿

Zavec 17-0-0 · Boyarskikh —

2005-09-20 ›
✓ one source

Joseph Sovijus

KO 3/6 · Pula Arena, Pula, 🇭🇷

Zavec 16-0-0 · Sovijus —

2005-06-18 ›
✓ one source

Danilo Alcantara

TKO 2/6 · Ofen-Stadthalle, Brandenburg, 🇩🇪

Zavec 15-0-0 · Alcantara —

2005-02-02 ›
✓ one source

Martins Kukulis

KO 4/6 · Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, 🇩🇪

Zavec 14-0-0 · Kukulis —

2005-01-15 ›
✓ one source

Jurijs Boreiko

MD 6/6 · Hermann-Gieseler-Halle, Magdeburg, 🇩🇪

Zavec 13-0-0 · Boreiko —

2004-09-18 ›
✓ one source

Arthur Nowak

Won vacant German International welterweight title

TKO 8/10 · Anhalt Arena, Dessau, 🇩🇪

Zavec 12-0-0 · Nowak —

2004-07-17 ›
✓ one source

Boubacar Sidibe

UD 8/8 · Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, 🇩🇪

Zavec 11-0-0 · Sidibe —

2004-06-05 ›
✓ one source

Viktor Baranov 🇷🇺

Won vacant NBA Inter-Continental welterweight title

UD 12/12 · Maribor, 🇸🇮

Zavec 10-0-0 · Baranov —

2004-04-17 ›
✓ one source

Nikita Zaytsev

SD 8/8 · Ballhaus-Arena, Aschersleben, 🇩🇪

Zavec 9-0-0 · Zaytsev —

2004-02-21 ›
✓ one source

Rozalin Nasibulin

TKO 5/8 · Lausitz Arena, Cottbus, 🇩🇪

Zavec 8-0-0 · Nasibulin —

2003-11-29 ›
✓ one source

Andrzej Butowicz 🇵🇱

UD 6/6 · Ústí nad Labem, 🇨🇿

Zavec 7-0-0 · Butowicz —

2003-11-17 ›
✓ one source

Leonti Vorontšuk 🇪🇪

TKO 2 · Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, 🇩🇪

Zavec 6-0-0 · Vorontšuk —

2003-09-20 ›
✓ one source

Kamel Ikene

TKO 2/6 · Anhalt Arena, Dessau, 🇩🇪

Zavec 5-0-0 · Ikene —

2003-07-05 ›
✓ one source

Artur Drinaj

TKO 2 · Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, 🇩🇪

Zavec 4-0-0 · Drinaj —

2003-06-14 ›
✓ one source

Nikita Zaitsev

TKO 2 · Hradec Králové, 🇨🇿

Zavec 3-0-0 · Zaitsev —

2003-05-21 ›
✓ one source

Patrik Hruska

UD 6/6 · Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, 🇩🇪

Zavec 2-0-0 · Hruska —

2003-04-25 ›
✓ one source

Nico Salzmann

PTS 6/6 · Jump Trampolinpark, Berlin, 🇩🇪

Zavec 1-0-0 · Salzmann —

2003-03-21 ›
✓ one source

Zsolt Toth

TKO 1/4 · Ballhaus-Arena, Aschersleben, 🇩🇪

Zavec 0-0-0 · Toth —

2003-03-01 ›
✓ one source

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

IBFWelterweight

2009-12-11 – 2011-09-03

Facts

What is Dejan Zavec's record?: Dejan Zavec's professional record is 36-4-0, 1 NC with 19 knockouts.
Who did Dejan Zavec fight last?: Dejan Zavec last fought Erislandy Lara on Nov 25, 2015 and lost by TKO in round 3 of 12.
Which world titles has Dejan Zavec held?: Dejan Zavec has held 1 world title reign: IBF welterweight (2009–2011).

Sources

Boxerbook ID 19283 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/19283. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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