Murat Gassiev - Heavyweight - Highlights & Knockouts (haNZAgod)

Murat Gassiev 🥊 Heavyweight Highlights

Born in Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia-Alania, Gassiev is a Russian professional boxer. He has held world championships in two weight classes, having held World Boxing Association (WBA) Regular 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. Nicknamed "Iron", Gassiev first became world Cruiserweight champion when he defeated Denis Lebedev by split decision, he dropped the champion in the 5th round with a left hook to the body and deserved the decision. After this fight, Gassiev entered the World Boxing Super Series tournament when it was announced and made it to the finals after knocking out Krzysztof Włodarczyk and Yuniel Dorticos. He faced Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed Cruiserweight titles but lost a wide unanimous decision before deciding to make the move up to the Heavyweight division. As a Heavyweight, Gassiev's record stands at 9-1 and in December 2025, he knocked out Kubrat Pulev to capture the Regular version of the WBA title. He then defended it against Peter Kadiru, winning by stoppage in the 6th round.

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