Dejan Zavec, best known as Jan Zaveck, is a Slovenian former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2015. He held the IBF welterweight title from 2009 to 2011, and challenged once for the WBA super-welterweight title in 2015. Zaveck is the only Slovenian boxer to have held a world title, and was named Slovenian Sportsperson of the Year in 2010.
Zaveck (middle) in 2011
Slovenian Sportsperson of the Year
The Slovenian Sportsperson of the Year is an annual award presented by the Association of Slovenian Sports Journalists for the best sportsman and sportswoman of the previous year. The first awards ceremony was held in 1968.
Miroslav Cerar, the two-time Olympic gold medalist, won the inaugural award in 1968.
Tina Maze has won the award six times between 2005 and 2015.
Anže Kopitar, the two-time Stanley Cup champion, played with the Slovenian ice hockey team at their first Winter Olympics appearance in 2014.
Ski jumper Peter Prevc has won four consecutive awards between 2013 and 2016.