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]
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