Nikola Stevanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Стевановић; born 21 May 1987, in Belgrade) is a Serbian professional boxer and a former IBF Intercontinental light middleweight champion.
Nikola Stevanović Никола Стевановић | |
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| Born | May 21, 1987 |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Other names | Johnny (Џони, Džoni) |
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| Weight(s) | Light Middleweight |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 26 |
| Wins | 24 |
| Wins by KO | 8 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 1 |
Professional career edit
Stevanovic started boxing at age 11. He trained at a boxing club Cukaricki, and then in a boxing club Partizan with his brother Stefan.
He made his professional debut as a 17-year-old on October 5, 2004. in Belgrade. He defeated Catalin Andrei Tilimpe via a first-round knockout. With 20 years Stevanovic defeat Belgian Cedric Charlier and became the IBF World Junior Champion. He successfully defended Title against Georgia's Alexander Benidze. In June 2009. he won the vacant IBF International Title after defeating Francesco di Fiore, and in October 2009. won the Intercontinental IBF Title beating Tshepo Mashego . On January 24, 2009, Stevanovic lost the fight to Alexander Abraham for the EBU-EE (European External European Union) Light Middleweight Title at the Erdgas Arena, Germany.[1]
Nikola Stevanovic has been honoured for Fight of the Year three times: in 2009. against Tshepo Mashego, for fight in 2011. against Stefano Castellucci [2] and for fight in 2012. against Ayoub Nefzi.[3] He received the award for the best Serbian boxer in the period from 2004. to 2014.
Professional boxing record edit
References edit
- ^ Abraham Decisions Stevanovic
- ^ "IBF Convention: Awards Banquet". Archived from the original on 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
- ^ 2013 IBF awards banquet
- ^ "Nikola Stevanovic Professional boxing record". BoxRec.com.
External links edit
- Boxing record for Nikola Stevanović from BoxRec (registration required)