Orzubek Nazarov
Orzubek Nazarov (born August 30, 1966 in Kant, Kyrgyz SSR) is a boxer of Uzbek/Kyrgyz ethnicity, who won the bronze medal at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno. He is a former WBA Lightweight Champion.
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| Real name | Orzubek Nazarov | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Gussie | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Lightweight | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Soviet Union, Kyrgyzstan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 30, 1966 Kant, Kyrgyz SSR, USSR | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| No contests | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
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.
See also
- List of WBA world champions
- List of lightweight boxing champions
- List of Japanese boxing world champions
- Boxing in Japan
External links
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| Preceded by Dingaan Thobela |
WBA Lightweight Champion 30 Oct 1993– 16 May 1998 |
Succeeded by Jean-Baptiste Mendy |