Vasili Shishov, 1980's Soviet Star

[williefromrichmond]

VASILIY SHISKOV

Born May 26, 1961, in Samara (formerly Kuibyschew), Russia.

Southpaw stance

Began boxing 1974

Soviet national under-17 champion, 1978; Soviet national junior champion, 1979-1980; World junior champion, 1979; European junior champion, 1980; five-time Soviet national senior champion, 1982, 1984-1987; European senior champion, 1981, 1983, 1987; World Cup champion, 1981; World champion, 1986.

Retired 1987

Career amateur record 265-10.

1978

July - Michak Kazarjan W pts
Soviet Union under-17 57kg champion; Frunze, Kazakhstan.

1979

Feb. - Manvel Muradyan (Armenia) W pts
Soviet Union junior 57kg champion; Altus, Russia.

Apr. - Labitzke (East Germany) W pts
Schwerin Tournament junior 57kg champion; Schwerin, Germany.

July - Jorge (Cuba) W 5-0
Friendship Tournament junior 60kg champion; Yambol, Bulgaria.

Dec. - Zoltan Kottan (Hungary) W 5-0
Dec. - Robin Blake (USA) L 2-3
World junior 60kg finalist; Yokohama, Japan.

1980

Feb. - Samuel Belford (Cuba) L 1-4
Strandja Memorial tournament 60kg finalist; Sofia, Bulgaria.

May 23 - Capelli (Switzerland) W ab 3
May 25 - Axwl Hattig (West Germany) W 5-0
May 27 - Joni Nyman (Finland) W 5-0
May 28 - Thomas Schulz (East Germany) W 4-1
European junior 60kg champion; Rimini, Italy.

1981

Mch. 13 - Manvel Muradyan (Armenia) W rsci
Mch. 14 - Oleg Koliadin W w/o
Mch. 15 - Oleg Kozelskiy (Ukraine) W pts
Soviet national selection tournament 63.5kg champion; Riga, Latvia.

May 4 - Joni Nyman (Finland) W 5-0
May 6 - Shadrah Odhiambo (Sweden) W 5-0
May 8 - Nikolay Ganev (Bulgaria) W 5-0
May 10 - Mirko Puzovic (Yugoslavia) W 5-0
European 63.5kg champion; Tampere, Finland.

Aug. - Bogdan Gajda (Poland) W 5-0
Aug. - Nikolay Ganev (Bulgaria) W w/o
(Soviet Bloc) Army/5.Spartakyda 63.5kg champion; Pecs, Hungary.

Nov. 11 - Crisanto Espana (Venezuela) W pts
Nov. - Amorte Amarboye (Ghana) W pts
Nov. - Faruk Janjoon (Iraq) W pts
Nov. 18 - Rick Anderson (Canada) W 4-1
World Cup 63.5kg champion; Montreal, Canada.

1982

Jan. 30 - Vincent Webb L pts
Soviet Union vs. USA; Moscow, Russia.

May 4 - Carlos Garcia (Cuba) L rsc 3
World 63.5kg participant (lost in first series of the competition); Munich, Germany.

July 30 - V. Fenkov W pts
Aug. 2 - P. Ilyin W pts
Aug. 4 - Vyacheslav Yanovskiy (Belarus) W pts
Aug. 6 - Alexandr Anfikuz W pts
Aug. 8 - Manvel Muradyan (Armenia) W disq
Soviet national 63.5kg champion; Donetsk, Ukraine.

Oct. - Luis E. Campos (Cuba) W 5-0
Honved tournament 63.5kg champion; Budapest, Hungary.

Dec. - Dong Kil Kim (North Korea) W pts
President’s Cup tournament 63.5kg champion; Jakarta, Indonesia.

1983

Feb. 26 - Jerry Page L pts
Soviet Union vs. USA; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Mch. 1 - Henry Hughes W pts
Soviet Union vs. USA; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Mch. 8 - Clarence Darby W pts
Soviet Union vs. USA; Syracuse, New York, USA.

May - Shadrah Odhiambo (Sweden) W 5-0
May - Maurizio Ronzoni (Italy) W 5-0
May - Yordan Lesov (Bulgaria) W 5-0
May - Mirko Puzovic (Yugoslavia) W 4-1
European 63.5kg champion; Varna, Bulgaria.

July 21 - Ashot Makaryan (Azerbaijan) W 3-0
July 23 - Oleg Menshikov (Russia) L 2-3
Soviet national 63.5kg participant (lost in second series of the competition); Moscow, Russia.

Oct. 18 - Jose Magalhaes (Venezuela) W 5-0
Oct. 20 - Candelario Duvergel (Cuba) L 2-3
World Cup 63.5kg semifinalist; Rome, Italy.

1984

Jan. 27 - Vincent Releford W 3-0
Soviet Union vs. USSA; Moscow, Russia.

Mch. - Filip Yakovlev W pts
Mch. - Vyacheslav Yanovskiy (Belarus) W pts
Soviet national 63.5kg champion; Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Apr. - Siegfried Mehnert (East Germany) W 3-2
Apr. - Mircea Fulger (Romania) W 4-1
French Open tournament 63.5kg champion; St. Nazaire, France.

Dec. - Sonny Arwan (Indonesia) W pts
President’s Cup tournament 63.5kg champion; Jakarta, Indonesia.

1985

Aug. - opponent (Iraq) W w/o
Aug. - Ingo Benske (East Germany) W 5-0
Aug. 22 - Chen Chi Dok (North Korea) W 5-0
Aug. 24 - Dariusz Czernij (Poland) W 5-0
(Soviet Bloc) Army/6.Spartakyda 63.5kg champion; Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Sept. 18 - V. Lisichkin W pts
Sept. 25 - Igor Ruzhnikov (Kazakhstan) W pts
Sept. 27 - Nurlan Abdukalykov W w/o
Soviet national 63.5kg champion; Yerevan, Armenia.

1986

Jan. 24 - Nick Kakouris W 3-0
Soviet Union vs. USA; Moscow, Russia.

Feb. 28 - Igor Ruzhnikov (Kazakhstan) W pts
Mch. 2 - Erik Khakimov (Kazakhstan) W pts
Soviet national 63.5kg champion; Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan.

May 8 - Pedro Saiz (Dominican Republic) W 5-0
Shishov “baffled Saiz with his right jabs and quickness” ([Santa Fe] New Mexican 5-9-86:12).
May 10 - Siegfried Mehnert (East Germany) W 4-1
May 13 - Eduardo Correa (Cuba) W 5-0
May 16 - Mirko Puzovic (Yugoslavia) W 5-0
May 18 - Howard Grant (Canada) W 4-1
World 63.5kg champion; Reno, Nevada, USA. “Shishov was edged out for the outstanding boxer award, ... but skillfully outpointed Grant. The left-handed Russian jabbed and moved, and punished Grant with an effective left hand” (Reno [Nevada] Gazette-Journal 5-19-86:B-3). “Soviet dancing master Shishov, who beats anyone who cannot rock him, had a field day at Grant. The Canadian, stylish, talented and hard, yet inexperienced at top level, tried everything, but was frustrated at each turn by Shishov’s speed and accurate but light punching. Shishov’s unanimous win was a foregone conclusion” (Boxing News 5-23-86:21).

1987

Feb. - Mikhail Shirin W pts
Feb. 13 - Alexandr Ostrovskij (Ukraine) W pts
Feb. 15 - Israel Akopkokhyan (Armenia) W 5-0
Soviet national 67kg champion; Kaunas, Lithuania.

May - Laurent Boudouani (France) W 5-0
June - Lars Myrberg (Sweden) W 5-0
June - Angel Stoyanov (Bulgaria) W 4-1
June 7 - Siegfried Mehnert (East Germany) W 3-2
European 67kg champion; Torino, Italy.

[williefromrichmond]

Hi. Yuri and Vasili might be one and the same, but I kind of doubt it. There is no mention of Vasili in Russian amateur records after his 1987 European Championships title, even though he was only 26 at that time. But his abrupt disappearance makes me think he might have suffered an injury which forced an end to his career. Vasili was not much of a puncher, but he was a tremendous boxer, tough to catch up with. Regards, Bill

[galaxy]

Dec. - Dong Kil Kim (North Korea) W pts
President’s Cup tournament 63.5kg champion; Jakarta, Indonesia.

Dong Kil Kim was South Korean

[williefromrichmond]

Thanks, Galaxy. Good catch. Willie