Shlomo Niazov

Shlomo Niazov (שלמה ניאזוב; born May 12, 1962) is an Israeli former Olympic boxer.[1]

Niazov is Jewish, and was born in Tel Aviv, Israel.[1][2]

Boxing career

When Niazov competed in the Olympics, he was 5-7.5 (172 cm) tall, and weighed 132 lbs (60 kg).[1] He is left-handed.[3]

Niazov competed for Israel at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, at the age of 22, in Boxing--Men's Lightweight, and came in tied for 33rd.[1] Niazov is the first Israeli Olympic boxer.[4]

In 1985 and 1986, Niazov fought five professional matches as a super lightweight.[5][6] He won four of them, all by knockout.[5]

Coaching career

In 2000, he and Tal Niazov founded the Israel Professional Boxing Organization (IPBO) in Raanana, Israel.[4]

They operate Combined Martial Arts (CMA), which runs 12 gyms in Israel where some 500 people come to train in all kinds of martial arts and boxing.[4] Their best students as of 2007 were Elad Shmouel, Ran Nakash, and Hagar Finer.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Shlomo Niazov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  2. ↑ "Niazov, Shlomo". JewsInSports.org.
  3. ↑ "Jewish Post 7 May 1986 — Hoosier State Chronicles".
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Israeli boxers spar with their dreams". israel21c.org.
  5. 1 2 "Shlomo Niazov". BoxRec.
  6. ↑ "Making the Rounds". Philly Weekly.
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