Nenad Pagonis

Nenad Pagonis (born 28 July 1987 in Serbia) is a Serbian heavyweight-cruiserweight Muay Thai kickboxer as of 2013 fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Team Pagonis in Novi Sad, Serbia.[2][3] In 2010 he became W.A.K.O. Pro world champion (K-1 rules). He won a number of world and European titles at amateur level.

Nenad Pagonis
Born	(1987-07-28) July 28, 1987 Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Other names	Greek, Tenshinhan, The Tulip
Nationality	Serbian
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	93.9 kg (207 lb; 14.79 st)
Division	Heavyweight Cruiserweight Light Heavyweight
Reach	76.0 in (193 cm)
Style	Muay Thai Kickboxing
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Team	Mike's Gym (2010-present) Pagonis Team (2009-present) Ronin Gym (up to 2009)[1]
Trainer	Mike Passenier (Mike's Gym) Milos Milutinov (Pagonis Team)
Professional boxing record
Total	9
Wins	8
By knockout	6
Losses	1
By knockout	1
Draws	0
Kickboxing record
Total	12
Wins	9
By knockout	4
Losses	3
By knockout	2
Amateur kickboxing record
Total	67
Wins	62
By knockout	34
Losses	5
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
last updated on: November 23, 2013

Biography and career

Pagonis is of Greek paternal descent. In 2006, at the age of 19, he won a gold medal at the yearly Balkan Bames, and won gold at the W.A.K.O. European championships held in Macedonia. From 2007 to 2009 he won two world championships, two world cups and a further Balkans championship.

In 2010 Pagonis became professional, and won the W.A.K.O Pro world title against reigning champion Antonio Sousa, winning by a third round stoppage victory in Milan Sousa was knocked down three times before the referee stopped the fight. Pagonis then joined Mike's Gym in the Netherlands where he trained with fighters including Badr Hari and Melvin Manhoef. Pagonis has now won a world title 8 times (4 amateur titles, 4 professional title) and has won 3 European titles.[4] Pagonis also appeared on It's Showtime in Athens in 2010, where he defeated Rustemi Kreshnik by decision, allowing him to challenge the reigning It's Showtime 95MAX champion Danyo Ilunga the following year.

A planned fight on December 9, 2012 under the newly formed Serbian "Supreme Fighting Championship" organisation did not take place after Pagonis was injured.

He lost to Artem Vakhitov by unanimous decision on the Glory 12: New York undercard in New York City on November 23, but that decision was questionable.[5][6][7][8]

Beside his professional boxing career, he is the founder and the lead vocalist of the Serbian rock band Black Peacock (due to legal issues, the band changed its name to Black Peacock from Jurassic Rock, from his last name, which means peacock in Greek). Pagonis performs with the band manly covers of acclaimed songs by AC/DC, Deep Purple, Eagles and Judas Priest at various festivals around the Vojvodina region and Novi Sad, including the humanitarian Atina and Oktobar fest.[9] Other than that, his music career includes the participation in the fourth season of the Serbian version of Your Face Sounds Familiar. In exact order, he imitated: Luis Fonsi (10th place), Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses (3rd place), Šaban Šaulić (3rd place), Jelena Karleuša (6th place), Marc Anthony (1st place), Harry Styles (8th place), Robbie Williams (8th place), Conchita Wurst (10th place), Lenny Kravitz (9th place), Đorđe Balašević (10th place) and Brian Johnson of AC/DC (2nd place).[10] In the final, he claimed 8th place out of 10.

Titles

Professional

• 2014 W.A.K.O. Pro World Low Kick Rules Heavyweight champion -88.61 kg
• 2013 W.A.K.O. Pro cruiser heavyweight world champion -94.1 kg (Low Kick Rules)
• 2012 Wins WAKO Pro World Grand Prix 2011 championship (As member of Serbian national team)
• 2012 W.K.B.F. K-1 Rules International Super heavyweight Championship +95 kg[11]
• 2010 W.A.K.O. Pro heavyweight world champion -88.6 kg (K-1 Rules)

Amateur

• 2015 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia −91 kg (K-1 rules)
• 2014 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Bilbao, Spain −91 kg (Low-Kick rules)[12]
• 2013 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Guaruja, Brasil −91 kg (Low-Kick rules)
• 2012 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Ankara, Turkey −91 kg (Low-Kick rules)
• 2011 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Skopje, Macedonia -91 kg (K-1 Rules)
• 2010 Serbia Open Cup Champion -86 kg (K-1 Rules)
• 2009 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Villach, Austria -86 kg (K-1 Rules)
• 2009 W.A.K.O. World Cup in Szeged, Hungary -86 kg (K-1 Rules)[13]
• 2008 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Oporto, Portugal −86 kg (K-1 rules)
• 2008 W.A.K.O. Balkans Championships in Ohrid, Macedonia -86 kg (K-1 Rules)[14]
• 2008 W.A.K.O. World Cup in Szeged, Hungary -86 kg (K-1 Rules)[15]
• 2007 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia -81 kg (Low-Kick)
• 2007 W.A.K.O. World Cup in Szeged, Hungary -81 kg (Low-Kick)[16]
• 2006 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Skopje, Macedonia -81 kg (Low-Kick)
• 2006 W.A.K.O. Balkans Championships in Burgas, Bulgaria -81 kg (Low-Kick)[17]

Boxing record

8 Wins (6 knockouts, 2 decisions), 0 Losses, 0 Draws
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	8-1	Nikola Milacic	TKO	3 (12), 1:22	2018-03-24	Small hall SPENS Novi Sad
Win	8-0	Davit Gorgiladze	TKO	1, 3:00	2017-12-23	Boxhalle Marzahn Berlin
Win	7-0	Bjorn Blaschke	TKO	5, 3:00	2017-10-28	Federbachhalle Malsch, Karlsruhe
Win	6-0	Muhammed Ali Durmaz	KO	1, 3:00	2017-09-30	Sport and Congress Center Schwerin
Win	5-0	Giulian Ilie	PTS	8, 3:00	2017-03-04	Camp 1, Berlin
Win	4-0	Vladimir Reznicek	SD	8, 3:00	2016-11-26	Boxcamp P1, Hellersdorf, Berlin
Win	3-0	Ata Dogan	RTD	4 (6), 3:00	2016-08-27	Huxleys, Kreuzberg, Berlin
Win	2-0	Robert Cervenak	TKO	1 (6), 1:58	2016-05-13	Camp 1, Berlin
Win	1-0	George Ubah	KO	4 (6), 1:05	2016-01-09	Maritim Hotel, Tiergarten, Berlin	Professional debut.

Kickboxing record

Professional kickboxing record
9 Wins (4 (T)KO's), 3 Loss Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2014-12-18 Win Agron Preteni SOUL Night of Champions [18] Novi Sad, Serbia Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Wins vacant WAKO Pro Low Kick Rules Heavyweight World Title -88,6 kg.[19][20] 2013-11-23 Loss Artem Vakhitov Glory 12: New York New York City, New York, USA Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2013-06-29 Loss Alexei Papin Martial Arts Festival [21] Moscow, Russia TKO (injury) 3 0:00 Lost W.A.K.O. Pro Low Kick rules cruiser heavyweight world title -94.1 kg. 2013-03-09 Win Alexei Papin Monte Carlo Fighting Masters[22] Monte Carlo, Monaco Decision (Split) 3 3:00 Wins W.A.K.O. Pro Low Kick rules cruiser heavyweight world title -94.1 kg. 2012-06-16 Win Kurban Omarov W.A.K.O. Pro GP Serbia vs Russia, final Belgrade, Serbia TKO (retirement) 1 3:00 Serbia wins WAKO Pro World Grand Prix 2011 Championship. 2012-05-18 Win Nato Lauuii Fight Night Sydney Sydney, Australia KO 2 Wins W.K.B.F. K-1 Rules International Super Heavyweight Championship +95 kg. 2011-06-11 Loss Danyo Ilunga BFN Group presents: It's Showtime Warsaw Warsaw, Poland TKO (referee stop) 4 1:13 Fight was for Ilunga's It's Showtime 95 MAX world title -95 kg. 2011-03-05 Win Thanasis Michaloudis Wako-Pro World Grand Prix 2011: Serbia vs Greece, quarter final Belgrade, Serbia KO (punches) 1 1:16 2010-12-11 Win Rustemi Kreshnik It's Showtime Athens Athens, Greece Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2010-03-20 Win Antonio Sousa Kickboxing Superstar XIX[23][24] Milan, Italy TKO (ref stop/3 knockdowns) 3 Wins Sousa's W.A.K.O. Pro K-1 rules heavyweight world title -88.6 kg. 2009-01-21 Win Atef Cherif FFC 2[25][26] Casablanca, Morocco Decision (unanimous) 5 2:00 2007-01-26 Win Krasimir Dimov Zlatni Kikbokser Belgrade, Serbia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Amateur kickboxing record 60 Wins (34 (T)KO's), 5 Losses Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2015-10 Win Piotr Ramankevich W.A.K.O World Championships 2015, K-1 Final -91 kg Belgrade, Serbia Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 Wins W.A.K.O. World Championship '15 K-1 Gold Medal -91 kg. 2015-10 Win Marat Mirzabolaev W.A.K.O World Championships 2015, K-1 Semi Finals -91 kg Belgrade, Serbia Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 2015-10 Win Anar Mammadov W.A.K.O World Championships 2015, K-1 Quarter Finals -91 kg Belgrade, Serbia Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 2014-10-24 Loss Basir Abakarov W.A.K.O European Championships 2014, Low-Kick Final -91 kg Bilbao, Spain Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 Wins W.A.K.O. European Championship '14 Low-Kick Silver Medal -91 kg. 2014-10-23 Win Edgar Sarkisian W.A.K.O European Championships 2014, Low-Kick Semi Finals -91 kg Bilbao, Spain Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 2013-10-04 Win Agron Preteni W.A.K.O World Championships 2013, Low-Kick Final -91 kg Guaruja, Brasil Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 Wins W.A.K.O. World Championship '13 Low-Kick Gold Medal -91 kg. 2013-10-03 Win Igor Darmeshkin W.A.K.O World Championships 2013, Low-Kick Semi Finals -91 kg Guaruja, Brasil 2013-10-03 Win Ferit Karan W.A.K.O World Championships 2013, Low-Kick Quarter Finals -91 kg Guaruja, Brasil 2012-11-02 Win Agron Preteni W.A.K.O European Championships 2012, Low-Kick Final -91 kg Ankara, Turkey Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 Wins W.A.K.O. European Championship '12 Low-Kick Gold Medal -91 kg. 2012-11-01 Win Edgar Sarkisian W.A.K.O European Championships 2012, Low-Kick Semi Finals -91 kg Ankara, Turkey Decision (unanimous) 3 2:00 2011-11 Win Bahrudin Mahmić W.A.K.O World Championships 2011, K-1 Final -91 kg Skopje, Macedonia Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 Wins W.A.K.O. World Championship '11 K-1 Gold Medal -91 kg.[27] 2011-10 Win Vladimir Mineev W.A.K.O World Championships 2011, K-1 Semi Finals -91 kg Skopje, Macedonia Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 2011-10 Win Mihal Hromek W.A.K.O World Championships 2011, K-1 Quarter Finals -91 kg Skopje, Macedonia Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 2011-10 Win Luis Morais W.A.K.O World Championships 2011, K-1 1st Round -91 kg Skopje, Macedonia Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 2010-10-18 Loss Zamig Athakishiyev W.A.K.O European Championships 2010, Low-Kick Quarter Finals -81 kg Baku, Azerbaijan KO 3 2010-01-31 Win Marko Milinković Serbia Open Cup 2010, Final Belgrade, Serbia Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 Wins Serbia Open Cup -86 kg.[28] 2009-10-26 Win Dzianis Hancharonak W.A.K.O World Championships 2009, K-1 Final -86 kg Villach, Austria Wins W.A.K.O. World Championship '09 K-1 Gold Medal -86 kg. 2009-10-24 Win Evgeny Ganin W.A.K.O World Championships 2009, K-1 Semi Finals -86 kg Villach, Austria 2008-11 Winn Dzianis Hancharonak W.A.K.O European Championships 2008, K-1 Final -86 kg Porto, Portugal Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 Wins W.A.K.O. European Championship '08 K-1 Silver Medal -86 kg. 2008-11 Win Evgeniy Ganin W.A.K.O European Championships 2008, K-1 Semi Finals -86 kg Porto, Portugal Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 2007-09-30 Win Rail Rajabov W.A.K.O World Championships 2007, Low-Kick Final -81 kg Belgrade, Serbia Decision (Split) 3 2:00 Wins W.A.K.O. World Championship '07 Low-Kick Gold Medal -81 kg. 2007-09-? Win Viktor Nordh W.A.K.O World Championships 2007, Low-Kick Semi Final -81 kg Belgrade, Serbia KO 2007-09-? Win Anatoliy Dyakov W.A.K.O World Championships 2007, Low-Kick Quarter Finals -81 kg Belgrade, Serbia Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 2007-09-? Win Ilijan Kostadinov W.A.K.O World Championships 2007, Low-Kick 1st Round -81 kg Belgrade, Serbia Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 2006-11-26 Win Ninic Drazenko W.A.K.O European Championships 2006, Low-Kick Final -81 kg Skopje, Macedonia Decision (Split) 3 2:00 Wins W.A.K.O. European Championship '06 Low-Kick Gold Medal -81 kg. 2006-11-25 Win Teppo Laine W.A.K.O European Championships 2006, Low-Kick Semi Final -81 kg Skopje, Macedonia Decision (Split) 3 2:00 2006-11-24 Win Aliaksandr Kryvarotau W.A.K.O European Championships 2006, Low-Kick Quarter Finals -81 kg Skopje, Macedonia Decision (Split) 3 2:00 2006-11-23 Win Leonildo Domingos W.A.K.O European Championships 2006, Low-Kick 2nd Round -81 kg Skopje, Macedonia KO Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of It's Showtime events
• List of It's Showtime champions
• List of WAKO Amateur World Championships
• List of WAKO Amateur European Championships
• List of male kickboxers

References

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2. "FansOfK1.com - Nenad Pagonis (Fighter profile)accessdate=2011-06-10". www.fansofk1.com.
3. "Unihemkom Pagonis Team - NENAD PAGONIS". www.nenadpagonis.com. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
4. "Nenad Pagonis intervju za Borilački Klub (In Serbian - interview with Nenad on Mike's Gym, K-1 etc)". borilacki-klub.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
5. 4 more fights confirmed for Glory 12 in New York Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
6. Glory 12 Results and Recap: Andy Ristie shocks the world with two huge knockouts Archived 2015-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
7. GLORY 12 Live Results and Updates
8. GLORY 12 results: Upsets galore as Giorgio Petrosyan falls short to tourney winner Andy Ristie Archived 2013-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
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11. Nenad Pagonis osvojio internacionalni WKBF šampionski pojas Archived 2014-03-21 at the Wayback Machine(in Serbian)
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17. "International results in 2006 (In Serbian - World Cup Results)". www.kick.rs. Archived from the original on 2011-04-11. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
18. WAKO PRO World Title in LK Kg. -88,600 and European Title K1 Kg. - 81,400, Novi Sad (Serbia)
19. WAKO PRO results of Soul Night of Champions, Novi Sad 18/12
20. News Item: MILJAN K-1 PRVAK EVROPE (in Serbian)
21. В Сергиевом Посаде прошел фестиваль боевых искусств “Копьё Пересвета” (видео)(in Russian)
22. All results of Kickboxing Montecarlo Fighting Masters, 9/03/2013 Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
23. "KICKBOXING SUPERSTAR REPORT (world title fight report)". www.wakopro.org. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
24. "Kickboxing Superstar 2010 (In Italian - event report)". www.ilguerriero.it. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
25. "FFC 2 results". www.cagewarriors.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
26. "FFC - Furious Fighting Championship 2 (Gives event date)". www.sherdog.com. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
27. Nenad Pagonis osvojio zlato Archived 2014-03-13 at the Wayback Machine(in Serbian)
28. U „PINKIJU“ ODRŽANA FINALA MEĐUNARODNOG TURNIRA „SRBIJA OPEN“, Igoru Jurkoviću trofej „Zoran Šijan“(in Serbian)

External links

• Boxing record for Nenad Pagonis from BoxRec
• Kick Boxing Šampion Nenad Pagonis - Official Website