Jan Zaveck
Career, Record, Stats
Jan Zaveck (Mr. Sympathicus) is a 48-year-old retired Slovenian professional boxer. He is a former welterweight world champion. In a career spanning 12 years, 8 months, and 24 days, Zaveck amassed a record of 35-4, which includes 19 wins via KO, 3 of which were in world-title fights.
Jan Zaveck's Boxing Career
Jan Zaveck was born in Ptuj, Slovenia on March 13, 1976. He made his professional debut at the age of 26 years on March 1, 2003 against Zsolt Toth. Zaveck defeated Toth via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Zaveck became a world champion at the age of 33 after 29 professional fights. He challenged Isaac Hlatshwayo for the IBF welterweight title and stopped the champion in the 3rd of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
Zaveck's last fight was a 3rd-round TKO loss to Erislandy Lara at age 39, on November 25, 2015, in which he was fighting for the WBA (Regular) super-welterweight title.
Some of Jan Zaveck's best fights have been against Isaac Hlatshwayo, Paul Delgado, Rafał Jackiewicz, Rodolfo Ezequiel Martinez, and Ferenc Hafner. For a complete list of Zaveck's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Jan Zaveck".
Zaveck has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Jan Zaveck Losses".
Jan Zaveck's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
40 | Nov 25, 2015 | 39 | 
Erislandy Lara 32 21-2-2 | loss | TKO 3 |
39 | Apr 11, 2015 | 39 |  Sasha Yengoyan | win | UD 12 |
38 | Oct 14, 2014 | 38 | Ferenc Hafner | win | TKO 7 |
37 | Nov 19, 2013 | 37 | Sebastien Allais | win | UD 8 |
36 | Mar 09, 2013 | 36 | 
Keith Thurman 24 19-0 | loss | UD 12 |
35 | Mar 24, 2012 | 36 | Bethuel Ushona | win | UD 12 |
34 | Sep 03, 2011 | 35 | 
Andre Berto 27 27-1 | loss | RTD 5 |
33 | Feb 18, 2011 | 34 | Paul Delgado | win | KO 5 |
32 | Sep 04, 2010 | 34 | Rafał Jackiewicz | win | MD 12 |
31 | Apr 09, 2010 | 34 | Rodolfo Ezequiel Martinez | win | TKO 12 |
30 | Dec 11, 2009 | 33 | Isaac Hlatshwayo | win | TKO 3 |
29 | Jun 19, 2009 | 33 | Jorge Daniel Miranda | win | KO 12 |
28 | May 15, 2009 | 33 | Arek Malek | win | UD 6 |
27 | Nov 29, 2008 | 32 | Rafał Jackiewicz | loss | SD 12 |
26 | Jun 15, 2008 | 32 | Marco Cattikas | win | UD 12 |
25 | Jan 19, 2008 | 31 | Pietro d'Alessio | win | TKO 4 |
24 | Oct 13, 2007 | 31 | Albert Starikov | win | UD 10 |
23 | Jun 12, 2007 | 31 | Jorge Daniel Miranda | nc | NA
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22 | Feb 17, 2007 | 30 | Nicolas Guisset | win | UD 12 |
21 | May 23, 2006 | 30 | Andrey Yeskin | win | TKO 10 |
20 | Mar 25, 2006 | 30 | Joel Mayo | win | TD 6 |
19 | Oct 29, 2005 | 29 | Serge Vigne | win | TKO 5 |
18 | Sep 20, 2005 | 29 | Mikhail Boyarskikh | win | TKO 8 |
17 | Jun 18, 2005 | 29 | Joseph Sovijus | win | KO 3 |
16 | Feb 02, 2005 | 28 | Danilo Alcantara | win | TKO 2 |
15 | Jan 15, 2005 | 28 | Martins Kukulis | win | KO 4 |
14 | Sep 18, 2004 | 28 | Jurijs Boreiko | win | MD 6 |
13 | Jul 17, 2004 | 28 | Arthur Nowak | win | TKO 8 |
12 | Jun 05, 2004 | 28 | Boubacar Sidibe | win | UD 8 |
11 | Apr 17, 2004 | 28 | Viktor Baranov | win | UD 12 |
10 | Feb 21, 2004 | 27 | Nikita Zaytsev | win | SD 8 |
9 | Nov 29, 2003 | 27 | Rozalin Nasibulin | win | TKO 5 |
8 | Nov 17, 2003 | 27 | Andrzej Butowicz | win | UD 6 |
7 | Sep 20, 2003 | 27 | Leonti Vorontsuk | win | TKO 2 |
6 | Jul 05, 2003 | 27 | Kamel Ikene | win | TKO 2 |
5 | Jun 14, 2003 | 27 | Artur Drinaj | win | TKO 2 |
4 | May 21, 2003 | 27 | Nikita Zaitsev | win | TKO 2 |
3 | Apr 25, 2003 | 27 | Patrik Hruska | win | UD 6 |
2 | Mar 21, 2003 | 27 | Nico Salzmann | win | PTS 6 |
1 | Mar 01, 2003 | 26 | Zsolt Toth | win | TKO 1 |