Orzubek Nazarov
Name: Orzubek Nazarov
Alias: Gussie Nazarov
Born: 1966-08-30
Birthplace: Kant, Kyrgyzstan
Nationality: Kyrgyzstan
Hometown: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 5′ 7½″ / 171cm
Reach: 71″ / 180cm
Boxing Record: click
Trainer: Alexander Zimin
In the amateurs Orzubek Nazarov was the European champion in 1987 and had a record of 153-12. Nazarov won a bronze medal for the Soviet Union at the 1986 World amateur championships in Reno, United States in the lightweight class.
Following the defense of his WBA title against Leavander Johnson, Nazarov was traveling back to his native Kyrgyzstan when the car he was in was attacked by gunmen. The car's other occupants, one of whom was allegedly in debt to Russian organized crime figures, were both killed. Nazarov was shot in the arm but survived. Before his next defense against Jean-Baptiste Mendy, he began to experience problems with his left eye, and when he was inadvertently thumbed in the eye in the third round of his bout with Mendy, the retina tore. Four subsequent operations failed to correct the condition, leaving him all but blind in the left eye. The Mendy bout was Nazarov's last.
Nazarov was elected to the Kyrgyz Parliament in 2007. [1]
World amateur championships results
1986 (as a lightweight) for the Soviet Union
- Defeated Faruk Koratop (Turkey) 5-0
- Defeated Jan Nyholm (Finland) 5-0
- Defeated Reiner Gies (West Germany) 5-0
- Lost to Adolfo Horta (Cuba) 2-3 (semifinal)
References
Maxboxing article (subscription required)
| Preceded by: Dingaan Thobela |
WBA Lightweight Champion 1993 Oct 30 – 1998 May 16 |
Succeeded by: Jean-Baptiste Mendy |
