On December 10, 1994, the 28-year-old WBA lightweight world champion, Orzubek Nazarov (19-0, 14 KOs), faced Joey Gamache, in a title defense fight.
Nazarov came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 21 days.
Orzubek Nazarov made very easy work of Joey Gamache, stopping the challenger via KO in the 2nd. Nazarov improves his record to 20-0 (15 KOs)
On April 15, 1996, the 29-year-old WBA lightweight world champion, Orzubek Nazarov (22-0, 16 KOs), faced Adrianus Taroreh, in a title defense fight.
Nazarov came in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 1 day.
Orzubek Nazarov stopped Adrianus Taroreh via KO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA lightweight title. Nazarov improves his record to 23-0 (17 KOs)
On May 15, 1995, the 28-year-old WBA lightweight world champion, Orzubek Nazarov (20-0, 15 KOs), faced Won Park, in a title defense fight.
Nazarov came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 5 days.
Orzubek Nazarov made very easy work of Won Park, stopping the challenger via KO in the 2nd. Nazarov improves his record to 21-0 (16 KOs)
On October 30, 1993, a 27-year-old Orzubek Nazarov (17-0, 14 KOs) got a shot at the WBA lightweight title held by 27-year-old South African boxer Dingaan Thobela (9-1, 3 KOs).
Nazarov came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 11 days. Thobela was on a 1-fight win streak with a 30% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 4 days.
Orzubek Nazarov defeated Dingaan Thobela via unanimous decision and wins the WBA title — in his first world-title fight. Nazarov improves his record to 18-0, while Thobela adds a loss to his record at 9-2.
On May 10, 1997, the 30-year-old WBA lightweight world champion, Orzubek Nazarov (23-0, 17 KOs), faced Leavander Johnson, in a title defense fight.
Nazarov came in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year and 25 days.
Orzubek Nazarov stopped Leavander Johnson via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA lightweight title. Nazarov improves his record to 24-0 (18 KOs)
On March 19, 1994, Orzubek Nazarov and Dingaan Thobela met again in an immediate rematch.
Nazarov came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 19 days. Thobela was on a -1-fight win streak with a 27% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 19 days.
Orzubek Nazarov defeated Dingaan Thobela via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA lightweight title. Nazarov improves his record to 19-0, while Thobela adds a loss to his record at 9-3.
On November 14, 1995, the 29-year-old WBA lightweight world champion, Orzubek Nazarov (21-0, 16 KOs), faced Dindo Canoy, in a title defense fight.
Nazarov came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 30 days.
Orzubek Nazarov defeated Dindo Canoy via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA lightweight title. Nazarov improves his record to 22-0
On March 22, 1993, a 26-year-old Orzubek Nazarov (15-0, 13 KOs) and Kwang-Shik Song met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
Nazarov came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 86% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 11 days.
Orzubek Nazarov stopped Kwang-Shik Song via TKO in the 2nd round. Nazarov improves his record to 16-0 (14 KOs)
On September 28, 1992, a 26-year-old Orzubek Nazarov (13-0, 11 KOs) and Noparatnoi Vor Varapol met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a lightweight bout.
Nazarov came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 4 days.
In the rematch, Orzubek Nazarov stopped Noparatnoi Vor Varapol via KO in the 2nd round. Nazarov improves his record to 14-0 (12 KOs)
On February 17, 1992, a 25-year-old Orzubek Nazarov (9-0, 8 KOs) and Takehito Nakano met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
Nazarov came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 1 day.
Orzubek Nazarov stopped Takehito Nakano via KO in the 1st round. Nazarov improves his record to 10-0 (9 KOs)