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Nurhan Süleymanoğlu

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Nurhan Süleymanoğlu
Personal information
Full nameNurhan Süleymanoğlu
Nationality Turkey
Born (1971-02-28) February 28, 1971 (age 53)
Chingkyut, Kazakhstan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight Welterweight
Medal record
World Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 1995 Berlin Light Welterweight
European Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Bursa Light Welterweight
Silver medal – second place 1996 Vejle Light Welterweight
Silver medal – second place 1998 Minsk Light Welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Tampere Light Welterweight
Goodwill Games
Silver medal – second place 1994 Saint Petersburg Light Welterweight

Nurhan Süleymanoğlu (Kazakh: Нұрхан Сүлейменов, born February 28, 1971) is a Kazakhstan-born Turkish former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2007.

As an amateur, he participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he was stopped in the second round of the light welterweight (63,5 kg) division by Cuba's Héctor Vinent. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he was stopped in the second round by Belarus' Sergey Bykovsky.

Süleymanoğlu won silver medals in the same division at the 1995 World Championships and the 1996 European Championships, as well as a gold medal at the 1993 European Championships.

Amateur highlights

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Professional record

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16 Wins (8 knockouts, 8 decisions), 9 Losses (4 knockouts, 5 decisions)
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Loss 16-9 Mexico Juan de la Rosa TKO 6 (10), 2:30 2007-07-20 United States Casa de Amistad, Harlingen, Texas, United States Originally for IBA middleweight title.
De La Rosa missed weight; thus ineligible to win title.
Loss 16-8 Nicaragua Jose Varela KO 2 (8), 0:54 2007-03-03 Puerto Rico Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Loss 16-7 Mexico Gabriel Martínez TKO 7 (8), 2:00 2007-01-12 United States Far West Center, Odessa, Texas, United States
Loss 16-6 Nigeria Eromosele Albert UD 10 2006-11-11 United States Club Cinema, Pompano Beach, Florida, United States
Loss 16-5 United States Nick Acevedo UD 6 2006-09-26 United States Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
Loss 16-4 United States Terrance Cauthen UD 12 2006-06-03 United States Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, United States For the IBU super welterweight title.
Win 16-3 Thailand Lookton Jaytrong KO 3 (6) 2005-10-14 Kazakhstan Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Loss 15-3 Puerto Rico Carlos Quintana TKO 4 (10), 2:33 2005-02-25 United States Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, Florida, United States
Loss 15-2 Ukraine Artur Atadzhanov SD 8 2004-11-18 United States Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States
Win 15-1 United States Thomas Davis TKO 9 (10), 2:57 2004-09-24 United States Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, United States
Loss 14-1 United States David Estrada UD 12 2004-07-15 United States Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez, California, United States For vacant USBA welterweight title.
Win 14-0 Armenia Archak TerMeliksetian TKO 6 (8), 2:41 2004-04-17 United States Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, United States
Win 13-0 Mexico Jesús Soto Karass UD 12 2004-01-15 United States Arena Theatre, Houston, Texas, United States Won vacant WBA Fedecentro super welterweight title.
Win 12-0 Puerto Rico Jose Medina TKO 8 (10), 2:59 2003-07-15 United States Playboy Mansion, Beverly Hills, California, United States
Win 11-0 United States Charles Clark UD 8 2003-06-19 United States Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States
Win 10-0 Puerto Rico Jose Aponte UD 6 2003-05-03 United States World's Gym, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win 9-0 Kenya Joshua Onyango UD 6 2003-03-20 United States Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States
Win 8-0 Puerto Rico Sal Lopez UD 6 2003-01-25 United States Bally's Park Place, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 7-0 United States Vernon Meeks TKO 1 (4) 2003-01-09 United States Zembo Shrine Building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Win 6-0 United States Abel Hernandez TKO 3 (6), 1:05 2002-09-06 United States Convention Center, Pharr, Texas, United States
Win 5-0 United States Anthony Wilson UD 6 2002-06-04 United States Wyndham Hotel, Houston, Texas, United States
Win 4-0 United States Larry Kenney UD 4 2002-03-29 United States Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas, United States
Win 3-0 Belize Michael Soberanis TKO 2 (4), 2:59 2002-02-12 United States Radisson Gulfview Hotel, Houston, Texas, United States
Win 2-0 United States Charles Sims TKO 1 (4), 2:52 2001-09-22 United States Moody Gardens, Galveston, Texas, United States
Win 1-0 United States Abel Hernandez UD 4 2001-04-19 United States Radisson Astrodome Hotel, Houston, Texas, United States

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