Orzubek Nazarov

Orzubek Nazarov (born August 30, 1966 in Kant, Kyrgyz SSR) is a boxer of Uzbek ethnicity, who won the bronze medal at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno. He is a former WBA Lightweight Champion.

Orzubek Nazarov
Nazarov in 2018
Statistics
Real nameOrzubek Nazarov
Nickname(s)Gussie
Weight(s)Lightweight
NationalitySoviet Union, Kyrgyzstan
Born (1966-08-30) August 30, 1966
Kant, Kyrgyz SSR, USSR
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights27
Wins26
Wins by KO19
Losses1
Draws0
No contests0
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Men’s Boxing
World Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Reno Lightweight
European Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Turin Lightweight

Career

Nazarov (right) versus Andreas Otto of East Germany, 1989

As an amateur Nazarov was the World bronze medalist in 1986 and European champion in 1987 and had a record of 153-12.

Pro

The southpaw turned pro in 1990 in Japan, one of the six Amateur Elite boxers (including Yuri Arbachakov) scouted out of the old Soviet Union by the Kyoei Gym. He won the WBA lightweight title in 1993 in South Africa against Dingaan Thobela and defended it on the road against contenders Thobela, Joey Gamache and Leavander Johnson and two lesser fighters in his adopted home country. Eye problems plagued him and he retired after being upset by Jean Baptiste Mendy in France.

Professional boxing record

27 fights 26 wins 1 loss
By knockout 19 0
By decision 7 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
27 Loss 26–1 France Jean-Baptiste Mendy UD 12 May 16, 1998 France Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France Lost WBA lightweight title
26 Win 26–0 Dominican Republic Freddy Cruz PTS 8 Apr 8, 1998 France Galisbay, Guadeloupe
25 Win 25–0 Argentina Oscar Natalio Lopez KO 4 (10) Oct 4, 1997 France Le Grande Dome, Villebon, Essonne, France
24 Win 24–0 United States Leavander Johnson TKO 7 (12) May 10, 1997 United States Convention Center, Miami, Florida, U.S. Retained WBA lightweight title
23 Win 23–0 Indonesia Adrianus Taroreh KO 4 (12) Apr 15, 1996 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained WBA lightweight title
22 Win 22–0 Philippines Dindo Canoy UD 12 Nov 14, 1995 Japan Municipal Gymnasium, Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan Retained WBA lightweight title
21 Win 21–0 South Korea Won Park KO 2 (12) May 15, 1995 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained WBA lightweight title
20 Win 20–0 United States Joey Gamache KO 2 (12) Dec 10, 1994 United States Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, Oregon, U.S. Retained WBA lightweight title
19 Win 19–0 South Africa Dingaan Thobela UD 12 Mar 19, 1994 South Africa Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa Retained WBA lightweight title
18 Win 18–0 South Africa Dingaan Thobela UD 12 Oct 30, 1993 South Africa Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa Won WBA lightweight title
17 Win 17–0 Philippines Boy Ligas PTS 12 Jul 19, 1993 Japan Tokyo, Japan Retained OPBF lightweight title
16 Win 16–0 South Korea Kwang-Shik Song TKO 2 (12) Mar 22, 1993 Japan Tokyo, Japan Retained OPBF lightweight title
15 Win 15–0 Philippines Ernie Alesna TKO 5 (12) Dec 11, 1992 Japan Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan Retained OPBF lightweight title
14 Win 14–0 Thailand Noparatnoi Vor Varapol KO 2 (12) Sep 28, 1992 Japan Tokyo, Japan Retained OPBF lightweight title
13 Win 13–0 Philippines Francis Velasquez KO 10 (12) Jun 24, 1992 Japan Osaka, Japan Retained OPBF lightweight title
12 Win 12–0 Japan Iwao Otomo PTS 12 May 11, 1992 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won OPBF lightweight title
11 Win 11–0 Thailand Noparatnoi Vor Varapol KO 2 (10) Apr 10, 1992 Japan Metropolitan Gym, Tokyo, Japan
10 Win 10–0 Japan Takehito Nakano KO 1 (10) Feb 17, 1992 Japan Tokyo, Japan Retained Japanese lightweight title
9 Win 9–0 Thailand Daomai Sithkodom PTS 10 Dec 16, 1991 Japan Tokyo, Japan
8 Win 8–0 Philippines Ernie Alesna KO 4 (12) Oct 28, 1991 Japan Tokyo, Japan
7 Win 7–0 Japan Katsumi Maruyama KO 2 (10) Aug 1, 1991 Japan Tokyo, Japan Retained Japanese lightweight title
6 Win 6–0 Japan Kenji Yagi TKO 4 (10) Apr 22, 1991 Japan Tokyo, Japan Won Japanese lightweight title
5 Win 5–0 Japan Tadashi Domoto KO 1 (8) Nov 12, 1990 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
4 Win 4–0 Japan Takashi Saito KO 1 (?) Sep 10, 1990 Japan Tokyo, Japan
3 Win 3–0 Japan Hogan Noguchi KO 1 (6) Jul 9, 1990 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
2 Win 2–0 Japan Young Man Jun TKO 3 (?) Apr 12, 1990 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
1 Win 1–0 Japan Makoto Nishizawa TKO 1 (6) Feb 1, 1990 Japan Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan

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