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My Take
Murat Gassiev is the kind of heavyweight I love watching precisely because he says so little and hits so hard. Born in Vladikavkaz, Russia, the 192cm puncher unified cruiserweight belts, holding the IBF and WBA titles, before stepping up and later claiming a version of the WBA heavyweight crown. His appeal is the slow, grinding damage of those body shots, the way he wears opponents down rather than dazzling them. He's a quiet, businesslike fighter, and somehow that stillness makes him more menacing. A boxer who lets his fists do all the talking is exactly the kind of throwback hardness I find genuinely compelling.
Overview
Murat Georgievich Gassiev (Russian: Мурат Георгиевич Гассиев; born 12 October 1993) is a Russian professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title (Regular version) since 2025. Previously, he held the unified cruiserweight championship; having held the IBF title from 2016 to 2018, and WBA (Unified) title in 2018.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Murat Gassiev
- Name (Japanese)
- ムラト・ガシエフ
- Reading
- むらと・がしえふ
- Born
- October 12, 1993 (age 32)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rooster
- Origin
- Vladikavkaz, Russia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 192 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- boxer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- IBF World Cruiserweight Champion
- WBA World Cruiserweight Champion
- WBA World Heavyweight Champion (secondary)
- Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class without swords
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Boxer — see all → · More people from Russia →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.