Murat Gassiev
Russian boxer
ムラト・ガシエフ
- Born
- 12 October 1993, Vladikavkaz
- Citizenship
- Russia, Armenia
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- cruiserweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Murat Georgievich Gassiev (Russian: Мурат Георгиевич Гассиев; born 12 October 1993) is a Russian professional boxer. He has held world championships in two weight classes, having held World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title since June 2026, and previously the unified International Boxing Federation (IBF) and WBA (Unified) cruiserweight titles.
Along with Evander Holyfield, David Haye and Oleksandr Usyk, Gassiev is one of only four boxers in history to have unified the cruiserweight world titles and become a world heavyweight champion.
Awards and honours
- IBF World Cruiserweight Champion
- Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class without swords
- WBA World Cruiserweight Champion
- WBA World Heavyweight Champion (secondary)
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q24175433 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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