Anvar Boynazarov (born January 10, 1989) is an Uzbek Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He has previously competed in kickboxing for the Glory promotion, and holds notable victories over Giga Chikadze, Fabio Pinca and Abdellah Ezbiri.[1] In mixed martial arts, Boynazarov has most recently competed for the Legacy Fighting Alliance.
| Anvar Boynazarov | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 10, 1989 Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| Other names | "The Uzbek" |
| Nationality | Uzbekistan |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 65.0 kg (143.3 lb; 10.24 st) |
| Division | Featherweight |
| Style | Muay Thai |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Phuket, Thailand |
| Team | Tiger Muay Thai |
| Years active | 15 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 125 |
| Wins | 95 |
| By knockout | 53 |
| Losses | 28 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 9 |
| Wins | 6 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Notable relatives | Firdavs Boynazarov (Brother) |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Kickboxing career edit
Anvar Boynazarov was born in Samarqand, Uzbekistan on January 10, 1989. During his youth, Boynazarov began his fighting career by training in Muay Thai with his brother Firdavs. The most notable highlight of his career came when he upset Fabio Pinca during the tournament semi finals at Glory 47: Lyon.[2] Despite being seen as a heavy underdog in the fight he managed to knock out Pinca with a heavy left hook during the second round which earned him the KO of the Night award and the comeback-of-the-year award by Combatpress.com.[3] Following this upset, Boynazarov advanced to the finals where he met Abdellah Ezbiri. Ezbiri won the fight by a decision.[4]
Following this, Anvar fought for the Glory interim Featherweight title against Kevin VanNostrand.[5] VanNostrand won the fight by a first round KO.[6]
After these two losses he fought in China during EM Legend 27, where he faced Thodkhui MR.Manas.[7] Thodkhui won the fight by a split decision.
He then fought in the EM Legend Featherweight Tournament. He won a unanimous decision against Pan Jiayun to earn a place in the tournament finals.[8] He won the final bout against Meng Guodong with a third round body shot KO.[9]
During Glory 67 Anvar fought the incumbent Glory Featherweight champion Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9.[10][11] Petpanomrung won the fight by a unanimous decision.[12]
Boynazarov faced the former RISE lightweight champion Kento Haraguchi at RISE World Series 2023 Osaka on July 2, 2023.[13]
Mixed martial arts career edit
Boynazarov made his mixed martial arts debut against Henry Crapp at Combat Night Pro 19 on December 12, 2020. He won the fight by a first-round knockout. Boynazarov followed this up with another first-rounds stoppage victory, as he knocked Rob Fuller out in 99 seconds at Combat Night Pro 20 on March 13, 2021.[14]
Boynazarov faced John Pham at LFA 121 on January 14, 2022. He won the fight by a first-round stoppage, needing just 21 seconds to knock Pham out.[15]
Boynazarov faced Erik Silva on August 9, 2022 at Dana White's Contender Series 49. He lost the fight via ground and pound TKO stoppage early in the first round.[16]
Boynazarov faced Marlon Gonzalez at Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 7 on March 2, 2024 and won in the first round by knockout.[17]
Championships and awards edit
Kickboxing
- EM Legend
- 2018 EM Legend Featherweight Tournament Championship -65 kg
- 2017 EM Legend 18 Featherweight Tournament Championship -65 kg
- 2016 EM Legend 10 Featherweight Tournament Championship -65 kg
- Glory
- Glory 47: Lyon KO of the Night
- Glory 47: Lyon Featherweight Contender Tournament Runner-Up
Muay Thai
- World Muay Thai Federation
- 2013 WMF Featherweight World Championship -65 kg
- 2010 WMF Featherweight World Championship -65 kg
Accomplishments
- 2017 Combat Press Kickboxing Awards: Comeback of the Year
Mixed martial arts record edit
| 9 matches | 6 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 5 | 1 |
| By submission | 0 | 2 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 6–3 | Marlon Gonzales | KO (flying knee and punches) | Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 7 | March 2, 2024 | 1 | 0:16 | Orlando, Florida, United States | Bare Knuckle MMA. Return to Featherweight. |
| Loss | 5–3 | Rentsen Otgontulga | Submission (face crank) | Tuff-N-Uff 134 | November 12, 2023 | 1 | 1:11 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Catchweight (140 lb) bout. |
| Win | 5–2 | Quran Walker | Decision (unanimous) | Crown Fighting Championship 11 | September 30, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Hurricane, Utah, United States | Lightweight bout. |
| Loss | 4–2 | Kale Moniz | Submission (face crank) | Tuff-N-Uff 133 | September 15, 2023 | 1 | 2:12 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Bantamweight debut. |
| Win | 4–1 | Matthew Knauss | TKO | Combat Night: Orlando | March 4, 2023 | 2 | 1:43 | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| Loss | 3–1 | Erik Silva | TKO (elbows and punches) | Dana White's Contender Series 49 | August 9, 2022 | 1 | 1:32 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | John Pham | KO (knee and punches) | LFA 121 | January 14, 2022 | 1 | 0:21 | Dallas, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Rob Fuller | TKO (knee and punches) | Combat Night Pro 20 | March 13, 2021 | 1 | 1:39 | Orlando, Florida, United States | Catchweight (140 lb) bout. |
| Win | 1–0 | Henry Crapp | TKO (punches) | Combat Night Pro 19 | December 12, 2020 | 1 | 1:10 | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | Featherweight debut. |
Bareknuckle MMA record edit
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 6-3 | Marlon Gonzales | KO (flying knee and punches) | Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 7 | March 2, 2024 | 1 | 0:13 | Orlando, Florida, United States |
Kickboxing & Muay Thai record edit
| 95 Wins (53 (T)KOs), 28 Losses, 2 Draws | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-02 | Loss |  Kento Haraguchi |
RISE World Series 2023 - 1st Round | Osaka, Japan | KO (Body kick) | 1 | 1:30 | |
| 2019-07-05 | Loss |  Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 |
Glory 67: Orlando | Orlando, United States | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| For the Glory Featherweight Championship.[19] | ||||||||
| 2019-03-09 | Win |  Abdellah Ezbiri |
Glory 64: Strasbourg | Strasbourg, France | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2018-09-14 | Win |  Bailey Sugden |
Glory 58:Chicago | Chicago, USA | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2018-08-10 | Loss |  Serhiy Adamchuk |
Glory 56: Denver | Colorado | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2018-04-21 | Win |  Meng Guodong |
EM Legend Featherweight Tournament Final | Leshan, China | KO (Left Hook to the Body) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins the EM Legend Featherweight -65kg Tournament Championship. | ||||||||
| 2018-04-21 | Win | Pan Jiayun |
EM Legend Featherweight Tournament Semi Final | Leshan, China | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2018-01-20 | Loss | Thodkhui MR.Manas |
EM Legend 27 | Kunming, China | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2017-12-01 | Loss |  Kevin VanNostrand |
Glory 48: New York | New York, United States | KO (Knee to the Body) | 1 | 1:06 | |
| For the Glory Interim Featherweight Championship.[20] | ||||||||
| 2017-10-28 | Loss | Abdellah Ezbiri |
Glory 47: Lyon Featherweight Contender Tournament Finals | Lyon, France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| For the Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament Final. | ||||||||
| 2017-10-28 | Win | Fabio Pinca |
Glory 47: Lyon Semi Finals | Lyon, France | KO (Left Hook) | 2 | 1:52 | |
| Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament, Semi Finals. | ||||||||
| 2017-08-05 | Win | Narong |
Topking World Series | Su-ngai Kolok, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | ||
| 2017-07-09 | Win |  Marlon Dos Santos |
Topking World Series | Chongqing, China | TKO | 1 | ||
| 2017-05-27 | Win | Thodkhui MR.Manas |
EM Legend 19 | Chengdu, China | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2017-04-28 | Win | Igor Liubchenko |
EM Legend 18 Tournament Final | Chengdu, China | TKO (Referee Stoppage) | 2 | ||
| Wins the EM Legend 18 Featherweight -65kg Tournament Championship. | ||||||||
| 2017-04-28 | Win |  Mo Abdurahman |
EM Legend 18 Tournament Semi Finals | Chengdu, China | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2016-12-10 | Loss | Morgan Adrar |
Phoenix Fighting Championship | Keserwan, Lebanon | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2016-11-19 | Loss | Julio Lobo |
Thai Fight Airrace 1 | Ban Chang, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2016-09-23 | Win |  Quade Taranaki |
EM Legend 12 | Leshan, China | KO | 2 | ||
| 2016-08-20 | Loss | Saenchai |
Thai Fight Phra Chom Klao Ladkrabang | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2016-07-09 | Win | Kunchai |
EM Legend 10 Tournament Final | Nanchong, China | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins the EM Legend 10 Featherweight -65kg Tournament Championship. | ||||||||
| 2016-07-09 | Win |  Levan Shaishmelashvili |
EM Legend 10 Tournament Semi Final | Nanchong, China | KO | 1 | ||
| 2016-06-05 | Win | Maykol Yurk |
EM Legend 9 | Chengdu, China | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2015-08-07 | Win | Coke Chunhawat |
Lion Fight 27 | Temecula, United States | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2015-09-19 | Loss | Serhiy Adamchuk |
Dynamite | San Jose, United States | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2015-08-07 | Win | Giga Chikadze |
Glory 23: Las Vegas | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2015-04-04 | Win | Ngokun Saiyok Muaythaigym |
Thai Fight | Nakhon Nayok, Thailand | TKO (Right Flying Knee) | 2 | ||
| 2015-01-04 | Win | Sakultong Sltpantong |
Sunday Championship Night | Phuket, Thailand | TKO (Punches) | 4 | ||
| 2014-12-23 | Win | Lampet Sitsongpeenong |
Tuesday Championship Night | Phuket, Thailand | TKO (Right Hook) | 2 | ||
| 2014-12-14 | Win | Mongkol Kor Kumpanart |
Max Muay Thai | Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2014-11-19 | Loss | Ninwisset Sumalee |
Wednesday Championship Night | Phuket, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2014-08-13 | Loss | Craig Dickson |
Wednesday Championship Night | Phuket, Thailand | KO (Right Elbow) | 3 | ||
| 2014-05-30 | Loss | Jose Neto |
Toyota Marathon | Surat Thani, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2014-04-15 | Loss | Tukkataong Phetpaytai |
Andaman League | Thailand | TKO (Leg Kick) | 1 | ||
| 2013-10-26 | Win | Petkwanjai Sit Or |
Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | KO (Left Hook) | 5 | ||
| 2013-08-28 | Win | Florian Breau |
Wednesday Championship Night | Phuket, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | ||
| 2013-06-28 | Loss | Seeoui Sor Sunantachai |
Muay Thai Warriors | Chiang Mai, Thailand | KO (Elbows) | 2 | ||
| 2013-05-31 | Loss |  Vahid Shahbazi |
Toyota Marathon | Kanchanaburi, Thailand | KO | |||
| 2013-05-31 | Win |  Mathias Gallo Cassarino |
Toyota Marathon | Kanchanaburi, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2013-04-28 | Loss | Rafi Bohic |
9th Anniversary Bangla Boxing Stadium | Phuket, Thailand | TKO (Referee Stoppage) | 3 | ||
| For the WMC World Title -66.7 kg. | ||||||||
| 2013-03-23 | Win | Maxim Federkov |
WMF World Championship Tournament Final | Bangkok, Thailand | ||||
| Wins the WMF World Championship -63.5 kg. | ||||||||
| 2013-03-23 | Win | Hafed Romdhane |
WMF World Championship Tournament Semi Finals | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2013-01-06 | Win | Munggronpet Dragon Muaythai Gym |
Sunday Championship Night | Phuket, Thailand | KO (Left Hook) | 1 | ||
| 2012-12-15 | Loss | Panfar Tor Chantraroj |
Muaythai World Fighter Spirit | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2012-11-14 | Loss | Rafi Bohic |
Bangla Stadium | Phuket, Thailand | KO | 2 | ||
| 2012-11-01 | Win | RIT Tiger Muaythai |
Bangla Stadium | Phuket, Thailand | KO (Right Cross) | 2 | ||
| 2012-10-17 | Loss | Chalamkaw |
Bangla Stadium | Phuket, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2012-09-25 | Win |  Stephen Meleady |
Petchyindee Fight Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2012-08-29 | Loss | Deachkalon Sumalee Boxing Gym |
Wednesday Championship Night | Phuket, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2012-01-15 | Loss |  Keo Rumchong |
Khmer Fight | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | TKO (Injury) | 1 | ||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
Kun Khmer record edit
| 0 Wins, 1 Loss, 0 Draws | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-15 | Loss | Keo Rumchong |
Khmer Fight | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | TKO (Injury) | 1 | ||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
See also edit
References edit
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