Nurmagomed Magomedsandovich Shanavazov (Russian: Нурмагомед Магомедсандович Шанавазов) (born February 19, 1965), is a Soviet Russian former boxer. He is best known for handing Riddick Bowe his first defeat at an international competition.[1] An ethnic Dargin hailing from Dagestan, Shanavazov won the Light Heavyweight Silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics for the Soviet Union. He was training at the Dynamo sports societyinMakhachkala.
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| Born | February 19, 1965 Gubden, Karabudakhkentsky District, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At the Soviet-Cuban joint pre-Olympic training camp in Suhumi, Georgian SSR, set for the 1988 Olympics, he sparred with Félix Savón, constantly staggering him with devastating bodyshot flurries at close range. They never met again though as Shanavazov was in the lighter weight class.
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.
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| Record | Result | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| 0–2–1 | Loss |  Sergei Kobozev
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KO | 2 (8) | 3 Nov 1990 | Sport Palace Gornyak, Rudniy, Kazakh SSR, USSR
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| 0–1–1 | Draw | Sergei Kobozev
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PTS | 8 | 30 Sep 1990 | Rostov-on-Don, RSFSR, USSR
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| 0–1 | Loss |  Rund Kanika
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PTS | 6 | 23 Apr 1990 |  Nogent-sur-Marne, France
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