July 1986: 1/2: Defeated Ali Al-Baluchi (Kuwait) by unanimous decision, 5–0 Finals: Lost to Vyacheslav Yakovlev (Soviet Union) by majority decision, 1–4 USA−USSR Middle & Heavy Duals, ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California, July 1986: Defeated Wesley Watson (United States) KO 1 USA−USSR Exhibition, Houston, Texas, August 1986: Defeated Troy Baudoin (United States) RSC 2 InterCup, Hemsbach, West Germany, April 1987: Finals: Lost to Janusz Zarenkiewicz (Poland) DQ 2 USA−USSR Heavy Duals, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, June 1987: Defeated George Kilbert Pierce (United States) by unanimous decision, 3–0 Socialist Countries Police Championships, Pyongyang, North Korea, August 1987: Finals: Defeated Peter Hrivňák (Czechoslovakia) RET 1 TSC Tournament, Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle, Berlin, East Germany, September 1987: 1/4: Defeated Lino Pairol (Cuba) 1/2: Defeated István Szikora (Hungary) RET 3 Finals: Lost to Ulli Kaden by unanimous decision, 0–5 InterCup, Karlsruhe, West Germany, April 1988: Finals: Defeated Lennox Lewis (Canada) by unanimous decision, 5–0 Olympic SuperHeavy qualifications, Karlsruhe, West Germany, April 1988: 1/4: Defeated István Szikora (Hungary) by decision 1/2: Defeated Azis Salihu (Yugoslavia) Finals: Defeated Janusz Zarenkiewicz (Poland) by walkover Pre-Olympic Tournament, Seoul, South Korea, March 1988: Defeated Ulli Kaden (East Germany) by split decision, 3–2 USSR−USA Duals, Moscow, Soviet Union, 1988: Defeated Riddick Bowe (United States) by decision Summer Olympics, Seoul, South Korea, September 1988: 1/8: Defeated Ali Al-Baluchi (Kuwait) by unanimous decision, 5–0 1/4: Defeated Kim Yoo-Hyun (South Korea) by unanimous decision, 5–0 1/2: Lost to Riddick Bowe (United States) by unanimous decision, 0–5 European Championships, Athens, Greece, May 1989: 1/8: Defeated Pekka Viippo (Finland) KO 1 1/4: Defeated Janusz Zarenkiewicz (Poland) KO 2 1/2: Lost to Ulli Kaden (East Germany) by majority decision, 1–4 World Championships, Moscow, Soviet Union, September–October 1989: 1/4: Defeated Andreas Schnieders (West Germany) RSCH 2 1/2: Defeated Ladislav Husarik (Czechoslovakia) on points, 19–5 Finals: Lost to Roberto Balado (Cuba) on points, 9–18 He had 233 fights as an amateur, finishing his amateur career with a record of 210–23. Professional career Miroshnichenko turned pro in 1990, at the very advent of professional boxing in the late Soviet Union, and had limited success. He began his career by knocking out Roberto Servin in the first round. In Miroshnichenko's third fight, he stopped future WBC International Champion, Ross Puritty. In 1991, Miroshnichenko won the vacant Russian Heavyweight title from Nurlan Dzhanibekov. After vacating the Russian title in 1992, Miroshnichenko won a very close Split Decision against Samuel M'Bendjob by only one