Career
He began boxing at age 13. In 1988 he became the Honoured Master of Sports of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. During his amateur career he trained at Dynamo in Vitebsk. Defeated Søren Søndergaard (Denmark) Royal Society of Chemistry 2
Defeated Rashid Matumla (Tanzania) Royal Society of Chemistry 3
Defeated Ludovic Proto (France) 5-0
Defeated Anthony Mwamba (Zambia) 5-0
Defeated Reiner Gies (West Germany) KO 1
Defeated Grahame Cheney (Australia) 5-0
Yanovskiy turned professional in 1990 and did not lose in his first 26 fights.
In 1995 he was KO"d by journeyman Edwin Murillo and retired in 1997 with a career record of 30-1-1.