Nurmagomed Shanavazov
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| Born | February 19, 1965 Gubden village, Karabudakhkentsky District, Dagestan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nurmagomed Magomedsandovich Shanavazov (Russian: Нурмагомед Магомедсандович Шанавазов) (born February 19, 1965), is a Russian former boxer. Shanavazov won the Light Heavyweight Silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics for the Soviet Union. He trained at the Dynamo sports society in Makhachkala.
Shanavazov had no success as a professional. He turned pro in 1990 and also retired that same year, finishing with a record of two losses, one draw and zero wins.
1988 Olympic Results
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.
- Defeated Patrick Lihanda (Uganda) 4-1
- Defeated Markus Bott (West Germany) 4-1
- Defeated Andrea Magi (Italy) 4-1
- Defeated Damir Škaro (Yugoslavia) walkover
- Lost to Andrew Maynard (United States) 0-5
External links
- Boxing record for Nurmagomed Shanavazov from BoxRec (registration required)
- sports-reference
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