SPORT & NOTE
Nurhan SULEYMANOGLU

Male

(Nurhan Süleymanoğlu)
Super-Welterweight, Turkey, USA-based, Houston, Texas
Born: 28 February 1971, Chingkyut, Kazakhstan, Soviet Union
Height 5ft 9 1/2in, mt 1,75

as an amateur:
1993 Bursa, Turkey, European Sr Champs gold medallist 63,5
Final: Wpts Oktay Urkal (Ger)
1994 St Petersburg, Russia, Goodwill Games silver medallist 63,5
Wpts Enrico Thormann (Ger= 6-2, Wpts Oleg Saitov (Rus) 5-5 + on countback
Final: Lpts Hector Vinent (Cub) 6-21
1995 Berlin, Germany, World Sr Champs silver medallist 63,5
Final: Lpts Hector Vinent (USA)
1995 Atlanta Pre-Olympic Tournament silver medallist 63,5
Final: Lpts Hector Vinent (Cub)
1996 Velje, Denmark, European Sr Champs silver medallist 63,5
Final: Lpts Oktay Urkal (Ger)
1996 Atlanta, Georgia, USA,, Olympic Games 63,5
Wpts Aboubacar Diallo (Gui) 21-5, Lpts Hector Vinent (Cub) 1-23
1997 Bari, Italy, Mediteranean Games gold medallist 63,5
Final: Wpts Ciro Di Corcia (Ita)
1998 Minsk, Belarus, European Sr Champs silver medallist 63,5
Final: Lpts Dorel Simion (Rom)
1998 Beijing, China, World Cup silver medallist 67
Wpts Parkpom Jangponak (Tha) 11-7, Wpts Guillermo Saputo (Arg) 11-6
Final: Lpts Diogenes Luna (Cub) 8-14
2000 Tampere, Finland, European Sr Champs bronze medallist 63,5
Wpts Spiridon Ioannidis (Gre) 6-3, Wpts Mariusz Cendrowski (Pol) 6-2
Semis: Lpts Alex leonev (Rus) 5-11
2000 Sydney, Australia, Olympic Games 63,5
Wpts Michael Strange (Can) 9-3
Lpts Sergey Bykovski (Blr) 8-8 on countback


Amateur results

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1993
Istanbul, Turkey, AIBA Challenge, 63,500 kg
- Mar. 13Hector VinentIstanbul, Turkey LPTS 9:3
Narbonne, France, Mediterranean Games gold medal, 63.500 kg
+ June 22Fathi MissaouiNarbonne, France WPTS
+ June 24Nordine MouchiNarbonne, France WPTS
+ June 26Laureano LeyvaNarbonne, France WPTS
1994-1996
No activity recorded
1997
Santander, Spain, Box-Am Tournament silver medal for Turkey, 67 kg
- Apr. 6Fathi MissaouiSantander, Spain LPTS 4:3
Bari, Italy, Mediterranean Games gold medal for Turkey, 63,500 kg
+ June 18Kamel ChaterBari, Italy WPTS
+ June 19Ciro Di CorciaBari, Italy WPTS 8:5
1998
No results recorded
1999
Napoli, Italy, Trofeo Italia bronze medal, 67 kg
+ Mar. 9Michele SimieleNapoli, Italy WPTS 7:2
+ Mar. 11Ivan ZafirovNapoli, Italy WWO
- Mar. 12Oleg SaitovNapoli, Italy LPTS 3:1

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
2001
+ Apr. 19Abel Hernandez Houston, TexasW 4
+ Sept. 22Chales Sims Galveston, TexasTKO 1
2002
+ Feb. 12Michael Soberanes Houston, TexasTKO 2
+ Mar. 29Larry Kenney Prairie View, TexasW 4
+ June 4Anthony Wilson Houston, TexasW 6
+ Sept. 6Abel Hernandez Pharr, TexasTKO 3
2003
+ Jan. 9Vernon Meeks Harrisburg, PennsylvaniaTKO 1
+ Jan. 25Sal Lopez Atlantic City, New JerseyW 6
+ Mar. 30Joshua Onyango Glen Burnie, MarylandW 6
+ May 3Jose Aponte Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaW 6
+ June 19Charles Clark Glen Burnie, MarylandW 8
+ July 15Jose Medina Beverly Hills, CaliforniaTKO 8
2004
+ Jan. 15Jesus Soto Karass Houston, TexasW 12
(Won vacant WBA Fedecentro Super-Welterweight Title)
+ Apr. 17Archak TerMeliksetian Temecula, CaliforniaTKO 6
- July 15David Estrada Santa Ynez, CaliforniaL 12
(For vacant USBA Welterweight Title)
+ Sept. 24Thomas Davis Trenton, New JerseyTKO 9
- Nov. 18Artur Atadzhanov Glen Burnie, MarylandL 8
2005
- Feb. 25Carlos Quintana Miami, OklahomaTKO by 4
+ Oct. 14Lookton Jaytrong Almaty, KazakhstanKO 3
2006
- June 3Terrance Cauthen Trenton, New JerseyL 12
(For vacant IBU Super-Welterweight Title)
- Sept. 26Nick Acevedo Los Angeles, CaliforniaL 6
- Nov. 11Eromesele Albert Pompano Beach, FloridaL 10
2007
- Jan. 12Gabriel Martinez Odessa, TexasTKO by 7
- Mar. 3José Varela San Juan, Puerto RicoKO by 2
- July 20Juan De la Rosa Irving, TexasTKO by 6

 

Summary

Total bouts: 25, Won: 16 (8 inside the limit), Lost: 9 (4 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0