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. 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. 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. Following this upset, Boynazarov advanced to the finals where he met Abdellah Ezbiri. Ezbiri won the fight by a decision. Following this, Anvar fought for the Glory interim Featherweight title against Kevin VanNostrand. VanNostrand won the fight by a first round KO. After these two losses he fought in China during EM Legend 27, where he faced Thodkhui MR.Manas. 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. He won the final bout against Meng Guodong with a third round body shot KO. During Glory 67 Anvar fought the incumbent Glory Featherweight champion Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9. Petpanomrung won the fight by a unanimous decision. 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. 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. 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. Championships and awards Kickboxing EM Legend 2018 EM Legend Featherweight Tournament Championship -65 kg 2017