Shlomo_Niazov

Shlomo Niazov

Shlomo Niazov

Israeli boxer

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 was the first Israeli Olympic boxer.[4]

1984 Olympic results

Below is the record of Shlomo Niazov, an Israeli lightweight boxer who competed at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics:

  • Round of 64: lost to Asif Dar (Pakistan) by decision, 0-5

Professional boxing career

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]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Shlomo Niazov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. [2]
    "Niazov, Shlomo". JewsInSports.org.
  3. [3]
    "Jewish Post 7 May 1986 — Hoosier State Chronicles".
  4. [4]
    "Israeli boxers spar with their dreams". israel21c.org.
  5. [5]
    "Shlomo Niazov". BoxRec.
  6. [6]
    "Making the Rounds". Philly Weekly.


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