Nurhan Süleymanoğlu

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

Nurhan Süleymanoğlu
Personal information
Full nameNurhan Süleymanoğlu
Nationality Turkey
Born (1971-02-28) February 28, 1971
Chingkyut, Kazakhstan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight Welterweight

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

  • 1993: World Championships in Tampere, Finland as a Light Welterweight:
  • 1993: 1st place at Mediterranean Games in Narbonne, France as a Light Welterweight:
  • 1993: Winner at the European Championships in Bursa, Turkey as a Light Welterweight:
  • 1995: 2nd place at World Championships in Berlin, Germany as a Light Welterweight:
    • Defeated Zoran Didanovic (Yugoslavia) 8-4
    • Defeated Besik Vardzelashvili (Georgia) 5-8
    • Defeated Bulat Niazymbetov (Kazakhstan) 9-4
    • Defeated Oktay Urkal (Germany) 10-3
    • Lost to Hector Vinent (Cuba) 4-7
  • 1996: 2nd place at European Championships in Vejle, Denmark as a Light Weltwerweight:
  • 1996: Represented Turkey at the Olympic Games in Atlanta as a Light Welterweight:
  • 1997: Competed in the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary as a Light Welterewight:
    • Lost to Benameur Meskine (Algeria) 3-5
  • 1998: 2nd place at European Championships in Minsk, Belarus as a Light Welterweight:
  • 1999: Competed at the World Championships in Houston, United States as a Welterweight:
  • 2000: 3rd place at European Championships in Tampere, Finland as a Light Welterweight:
    • Defeated Spiridon Ioanidis (Greece) 6-3
    • Defeated Mariusz Cendrowski (Poland) 6-2
    • Lost to Alex Leonev (Russia) 6-11
  • 2000: Represented Turkey at the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia as a Light Welterweight:

Professional record

16 Wins (8 knockouts, 8 decisions), 9 Losses (4 knockouts, 5 decisions)
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Loss16-9 Juan de la Rosa TKO6 (10), 2:302007-07-20 Casa de Amistad, Harlingen, Texas, United States Originally for IBA middleweight title.
De La Rosa missed weight; thus ineligible to win title.
Loss16-8 Jose Varela KO2 (8), 0:542007-03-03 Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Loss16-7 Gabriel Martínez TKO7 (8), 2:002007-01-12 Far West Center, Odessa, Texas, United States
Loss16-6 Eromosele Albert UD102006-11-11 Club Cinema, Pompano Beach, Florida, United States
Loss16-5 Nick Acevedo UD62006-09-26 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
Loss16-4 Terrance Cauthen UD122006-06-03 Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, United States For the IBU super welterweight title.
Win16-3 Lookton Jaytrong KO3 (6)2005-10-14 Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Loss15-3 Carlos Quintana TKO4 (10), 2:332005-02-25 Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, Florida, United States
Loss15-2 Artur Atadzhanov SD82004-11-18 Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States
Win15-1 Thomas Davis TKO9 (10), 2:572004-09-24 Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, United States
Loss14-1 David Estrada UD122004-07-15 Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez, California, United States For vacant USBA welterweight title.
Win14-0 Archak TerMeliksetian TKO6 (8), 2:412004-04-17 Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, United States
Win13-0 Jesús Soto Karass UD122004-01-15 Arena Theatre, Houston, Texas, United States Won vacant WBA Fedecentro super welterweight title.
Win12-0 Jose Medina TKO8 (10), 2:592003-07-15 Playboy Mansion, Beverly Hills, California, United States
Win11-0 Charles Clark UD82003-06-19 Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States
Win10-0 Jose Aponte UD62003-05-03 World's Gym, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win9-0 Joshua Onyango UD62003-03-20 Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States
Win8-0 Sal Lopez UD62003-01-25 Bally's Park Place, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win7-0 Vernon Meeks TKO1 (4)2003-01-09 Zembo Shrine Building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Win6-0 Abel Hernandez TKO3 (6), 1:052002-09-06 Convention Center, Pharr, Texas, United States
Win5-0 Anthony Wilson UD62002-06-04 Wyndham Hotel, Houston, Texas, United States
Win4-0 Larry Kenney UD42002-03-29 Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas, United States
Win3-0 Michael Soberanis TKO2 (4), 2:592002-02-12 Radisson Gulfview Hotel , Houston, Texas, United States
Win2-0 Charles Sims TKO1 (4), 2:522001-09-22 Moody Gardens, Galveston, Texas, United States
Win1-0 Abel Hernandez UD42001-04-19 Radisson Astrodome Hotel, Houston, Texas, United States


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