Nikola Stevanović

Nikola Stevanović
Никола Стевановић
Personal information
NicknamesJohnny (Џони, Džoni)
NationalitySerbian
Born (1987-05-21) May 21, 1987
Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
WeightLight Middleweight
Boxing career
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights27
Wins25
Win by KO8
Losses1
Draws1

Nikola Stevanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Стевановић; born 21 May 1987, in Belgrade) is a Serbian former professional boxer and a former IBF Intercontinental light middleweight champion.

Professional career

Stevanovic started boxing at age 11. He trained at the boxing club Cukaricki, and then at 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. At 20 years old, Stevanovic defeated Belgian Cedric Charlier on October 5, 2007, and became the IBF World Junior Champion. He successfully defended his title against Georgia's Alexander Benidze on April 19, 2008. In June 2009, he won the vacant IBF International Title after defeating Francesco di Fiore, and in October 2009, he won the Intercontinental IBF Title by beating Tshepo Mashego. On January 24, 2009, Stevanovic lost 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 with Fight of the Year three times: in 2009 against Tshepo Mashego; in 2011 against Stefano Castellucci;[2] and in 2012 against Ayoub Nefzi.[3] He received an award for the best Serbian boxer from 2004 to 2014.[4]

In November 2012, he was arrested in Greece on suspicion of having participated in an armed robbery in Athens, along with his brother Stefan, as well as another professional boxer named Petar Bajić. Despite having been released and claiming to be preparing for more fights, his career stalled for nine years following the arrest.[5][6]

On July 10, 2021, Nikola returned to the ring by participating in a boxing show in Lebane called "Svome gradu," defeating Belarusian journeyman Ilya Kharlamau by a 6-round UD.[7][8] He had one more fight in Lebane on July 16, 2022, defeating Georgian journeyman Nikolozi Gviniashvili, also by a 6-round UD. He has not fought since.

Professional boxing record

27 fights 25 wins 1 loss
By knockout 8 0
By decision 17 1
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
27 Win25–1-1Georgia (country) Nikolozi Gviniashvili UD62022-07-16 Serbia Square, Lebane, Serbia
26 Win24–1–1Belarus Ilya Kharlamau UD62021-07-10 Serbia Square, Lebane, Serbia
25 Win23–1–1Belgium Ayoub Nefzi UD122012-05-18 Serbia Hall of Sports, Belgrade, Serbia Retained IBF Inter-Continental light middleweight title.
24 Win22–1–1Italy Stefano Castellucci TKO11 (12), 1:452011-05-20 Serbia Sport Hall Sumice, Belgrade, Serbia Retained IBF Inter-Continental light middleweight title.
23 Win21–1–1South Africa Chris van Heerden SD122010-05-29 Serbia Sport Hall Pinki, Belgrade, Serbia Retained IBF Inter-Continental light middleweight title.
22 Win20–1–1Croatia Marjan Markovic PTS82010-04-03 Serbia Sport Hall Pinki, Belgrade, Serbia
21 Win19–1–1South Africa Tshepo Mashego UD122009-10-05 Serbia Sport Hall Banjica, Belgrade, Serbia Won IBF Inter-Continental light middleweight title.
20 Win18–1–1Italy Francesco Di Fiore UD122009-06-20 Serbia Sport Hall Pinki, Belgrade, Serbia Won vacant IBF International light middleweight title.
19 Win17–1–1Poland Mariusz Biskupski TKO6 (8), 1:202009-03-28 Serbia Sport Hall Pinki, Belgrade, Serbia
18 Loss16–1–1Armenia Alexander Abraham UD122009-01-24 Germany Erdgas Arena, Riesa, Germany For EBU-EE (European External European Union) super welterweight title.
17 Win16–0–1Croatia Nikola Matic TKO4(6), 3:002008-12-26 Serbia Hall Spen, Novi Sad, Serbia
16 Win15–0–1Slovakia Joseph Sovijus KO5 (6)2008-06-28 Serbia Mirosaljci, Belgrade, Serbia
15 Win14–0–1Georgia (country) Alexander Benidze UD102008-04-19 Serbia Sport Hall Banjica, Belgrade, Serbia Won IBF Youth Middleweight title.
14 Win13–0–1Austria Thomas Hengstberger KO2 (6),1:142007-11-30 Serbia Lagator Hall, Loznica, Serbia
13 Win12–0–1Belgium Cedric Charlier UD102007-10-05 Serbia Hall of Sports, Belgrade, Serbia Won IBF Youth Light-Middleweight title.
12 Draw11–0–1Italy Salvatore Annunziata PTS102007-04-25 Italy Portici, Campania, Italy IBF Youth Light-Middleweight title.
11 Win11–0Slovakia Slavomir Merva TKO1(6)2007-03-18 Austria Nachtwerk, Vienna, Austria
10 Win10–0Bulgaria Rumen Kostov PTS42007-02-17 Serbia Hall of Sports, Trstenik, Serbia
9 Win9–0Slovakia Joseph Sovijus PTS42006-10-05 Serbia Hall of Sports, Trstenik, Serbia
8 Win8–0Slovakia Patrik Prokopecz TKO5 (6), 2:082006-06-04 Serbia Hall of Sports Prijepolje, Prijepolje, Serbia
7 Win7–0Bosnia and Herzegovina Hamid Semic PTS62005-11-26 Austria Sporthalle, Steyr, Austria
6 Win6–0Slovakia Igor Krbusik PTS62005-10-05 Serbia Hall of Sports, Belgrade, Serbia
5 Win5–0Czech Republic Petr Rykala PTS62005-05-21 Austria Sporthalle, St. Valentin, Austria
4 Win4–0Slovakia Jozef Kubovsky PTS42005-04-10 Serbia Hall of Sports, Belgrade, Serbia
3 Win3–0Bulgaria Krasimir Dimitrov PTS42005-01-23 Serbia Hall of Sports, Belgrade, Serbia
2 Win2–0Bulgaria Stefan Dimitrov UD42004-11-25 Serbia Sky Bar, Belgrade, Serbia
1 Win1–0Romania Catalin Tilimpea KO1 (4)2004-10-05 Serbia Sky Bar, Belgrade, Serbia Stevanovic's professional debut.

References

  1. ↑ Abraham Decisions Stevanovic
  2. ↑ "IBF Convention: Awards Banquet". Archived from the original on 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
  3. ↑ 2013 IBF awards banquet
  4. ↑ "NIKOLA STEVANOVIĆ, BOKSER DECENIJE". Archived from the original on 2014-03-23. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  5. ↑ B. Vukovic (2012-11-17). "Bokserski šampion uhvaćen posle pljačke". Blic (in Serbian). Retrieved 2025-02-12.
  6. ↑ Antonio Ahel (2012-11-18). "Braća Stevanović: Vratićemo se jači!". ATA Stars (in Serbian). Retrieved 2025-02-12.
  7. ↑ "Sinoć u Lebanu održano spektakularno veče profi boksa". Info Centar Juga - informativni portal (in Serbian). 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
  8. ↑ "BOKSERI ,,SVOME GRADU" INTENACIONALNA REVIJA U LEBANU". TV K-1 (in Serbian). 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
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