Anvar Boynazarov

Anvar Boynazarov
Born	(1989-01-10) January 10, 1989 (age 36) 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	10
Wins	6
By knockout	5
By decision	1
Losses	4
By knockout	1
By submission	3
Other information
Notable relatives	Firdavs Boynazarov (Brother)
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

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.

Kickboxing career

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

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]

Boynazarov faced Jackson Santa Cruz on August 30, 2024 at United Fight League 5, losing the bout via rear-naked choke in the first round. ^[18]

Championships and awards

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

Professional record breakdown

10 matches	6 wins	4 losses
By knockout	5	1
By submission	0	3
By decision	1	0

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	6–4	Jackson Santa Cruz	Submission (rear-naked choke)	United Fight League 5	August 30, 2024	1	2:17	Chandler, Arizona, United States	Return to Bantamweight.
Win	6–3	Marlon Gonzales	KO (flying knee and punches)	Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 7	March 2, 2024	1	0:16	Orlando, Florida, United States	Featherweight bout. Bare Knuckle MMA.
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 FC 11	September 30, 2023	3	5:00	Hurricane, Utah, United States	Lightweight debut.
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 (punches)	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	KO (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.

^[19]

Bareknuckle MMA record

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

Professional Muaythai record

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. [20]
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. [21]
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 Boxing Stadium	Phuket, Thailand	KO	2
2012-11-01	Win	RIT Tiger Muaythai	Bangla Boxing Stadium	Phuket, Thailand	KO (Right Cross)	2
2012-10-17	Loss	Chalamkaw	Bangla Boxing 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
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Kun Khmer record

Professional Kun Khmer record

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

• List of male kickboxers

References

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