Nurmagomed Magomedsandovich Shanavazov (russian: Нурмагомед Магомедсандович Шанавазов) (born February 19, 1965), is a

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. He is best known for handing Riddick Bowe his first defeat at an international competition.World Cup - Seoul, South Korea - November 2-6 1985
- Amateur Boxing Results. An ethnic Dargin hailing from Dagestan, Shanavazov won the Light Heavyweight Silver medal at the

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Amateur career

At the Soviet-Cuban joint pre-Olympic training camp in Suhumi,

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, 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

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1965 births Soviet male boxers Light-heavyweight boxers People from Karabudakhkentsky District Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic boxers for the Soviet Union Dynamo Sports Club sportspeople Living people Olympic medalists in boxing Russian male boxers Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Goodwill Games medalists in boxing Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games Sportspeople from Dagestan {{USSR-Olympic-medalist-stub