Nurmagomed Shanavazov
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| Born | February 19, 1965 Gubden village, Karabudakhkentsky District, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nurmagomed Magomedsandovich Shanavazov (Russian: Нурмагомед Магомедсандович Шанавазов) (born February 19, 1965), is a Soviet Dagestani former boxer. He is best known for handling Riddick Bowe his first defeat at an international competition.[1] An ethnic Dargin hailing from Dagestan, Shanavazov won the Light Heavyweight Silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics for the Soviet Union. He was training at the Dynamo sports society in Makhachkala.
Amateur career[]
At the Soviet-Cuban joint pre-Olympic training camp in Suhumi, Georgian SSR, set for the 1988 Olympics, he sparred with Félix Savón, constantly staggering him with devastating bodyshot flurries at close range. They never met again though as Shanavazov was in the lighter weight class.
Olympic Results[]
- Defeated Patrick Lihanda (Uganda) by majority decision, 4–1
- Defeated Markus Bott (West Germany) by majority decision, 4–1
- Defeated Andrea Magi (Italy) by majority decision, 4–1
- Defeated Damir Škaro (Yugoslavia) by walkover
- Lost to Andrew Maynard (United States) by unanimous decision, 0–5
Professional career[]
Because of poor management and poor performance Shanavazov had no success as a professional. He turned pro in 1990 and also retired that same year, finishing with a record of three fights, zero wins.
Professional boxing record[]
References[]
- ^ World Cup - Seoul, South Korea - November 2-6 1985 - Amateur Boxing Results.
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