Oganov was 64–16 as an
amateur and turned
pro as a
super middleweight in
Russia in 1998. He had a good start in
Saint Petersburg, Russia with management team Tundra. In 2003 he went to
Australia in search of more fights and soon found manager
Kostya Tszyu. After one year, he left his team and joined a new manager-coach
Jeff Fenech. Oganov won his first 26 fights by
knockout. After his explosive
American debut, in which he knocked out veteran Richard "The Alien" Grant, Oganov signed with Gary Shaw Productions LLC, promoted by famous boxing promoter Gary Shaw, for more fights in the United States and left
Jeff Fenech. On September 1, 2007, in a match for the vacant
IBO Super Middleweight title, he lost his title fight, being knocked out by
Fulgencio Zuniga in the ninth round. He also lost by TKO to
Andre Dirrell in 2008. He participated in Australian Contender Super Middleweight Series 2009 and left in fight 3, the semifinal. He has trained with
Dennis Bakhtov and
Roman Karmazin, sparred
Arthur Abraham,
Danny Green,
Paul Briggs, and
Julio César González and is a good friend of boxer
Vic "Raging Bull" Darchinyan. Oganov now lives in
Perth, Western Australia. He is married to his wife Svetlana, who is from the same birth-town of
Syktyvkar, Russia. They have four children: Anna, born in 2000; Sam (Semyone) (2005); Maria (2012), and Michael (2015). ==References==