 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 referee Ray Corona stoppage to Andre Dirrell in 2008.