Murat Gassiev
Career, Record, Stats
Murat Gassiev (Iron) is a 31-year-old Russian professional boxer. He is a former cruiserweight world champion with 2 world-title wins. 13 years, 3 months, and 1 day into his career, Gassiev's record stands at 31-2, which includes 24 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights.
Murat Gassiev's Boxing Career
Murat Gassiev was born in Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia-Alania, Russia on October 12, 1993. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 years on September 21, 2011 against Roman Mirzoev. Gassiev defeated Mirzoev via 4-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Gassiev became a world champion at the age of 23 after 24 professional fights. He challenged Denis Lebedev for the IBF cruiserweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round split decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the WBA cruiserweight world title as well.
Gassiev's latest fight was a 5th-round KO victory over Kem Ljungquist at age 31, on October 26, 2024.
Some of Murat Gassiev's best fights so far have been against Denis Lebedev, Yuniel Dorticos, Krzysztof Włodarczyk, Mike Balogun, and Nuri Seferi. For a complete list of Gassiev's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Murat Gassiev".
Gassiev has just 2 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Murat Gassiev Losses".
Murat Gassiev's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34 | Oct 26, 2024 | 31 |  Kem Ljungquist | win | KO 5 |
33 | Sep 30, 2023 | 29 | 
Otto Wallin 32 25-1 | loss | SD 12 |
32 | Mar 03, 2023 | 29 | 
Mike Balogun 39 20-0 | win | TKO 2 |
31 | Aug 26, 2022 | 28 | Carlouse Welch | win | TKO 1 |
30 | Jul 22, 2021 | 27 | Michael Wallisch | win | TKO 4 |
29 | Oct 31, 2020 | 27 | 
Nuri Seferi 43 41-9 | win | TKO 1 |
28 | Jul 21, 2018 | 24 | 
Oleksandr Usyk 31 14-0 | loss | UD 12 |
27 | Feb 03, 2018 | 24 | 
Yuniel Dorticos 31 22-0 | win | TKO 12 |
26 | Oct 21, 2017 | 24 | 
Krzysztof Włodarczyk 36 53-3-1 | win | KO 3 |
25 | Dec 03, 2016 | 23 | 
Denis Lebedev 37 29-1 | win | SD 12 |
24 | May 17, 2016 | 22 | Jordan Shimmell | win | KO 1 |
23 | Dec 18, 2015 | 22 | Isiah Thomas | nc | NA
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22 | Jun 13, 2015 | 21 | Rodney Moore | win | KO 2 |
21 | Apr 17, 2015 | 21 | Felix Cora Jr. | win | TKO 9 |
20 | Jan 23, 2015 | 21 | Terrance Smith | win | TKO 4 |
19 | Oct 31, 2014 | 21 | Engin Karakaplan | win | TKO 1 |
18 | Aug 30, 2014 | 20 | Leon Harth | win | TKO 4 |
17 | Jun 25, 2014 | 20 | Daniil Peretyatko | win | RTD 1 |
16 | May 14, 2014 | 20 | Giorgi Tevdorashvili | win | TKO 2 |
15 | Feb 01, 2014 | 20 | Ismail Abdoul | win | UD 12 |
14 | Dec 13, 2013 | 20 | Ivica Bacurin | win | UD 10 |
13 | Sep 13, 2013 | 19 | Roman Mirzoev | win | RTD 3 |
12 | Jun 26, 2013 | 19 | Levan Jomardashvili | win | TKO 2 |
11 | May 26, 2013 | 19 | Igor Pylypenko | win | TKO 4 |
10 | May 11, 2013 | 19 | Farruh Madaminov | win | KO 2 |
9 | Mar 16, 2013 | 19 | Denis Solomko | win | TKO 3 |
8 | Nov 24, 2012 | 19 | Ivan Serbin | win | UD 6 |
7 | Oct 13, 2012 | 19 | Ruslan Semenov | win | TKO 3 |
6 | Jul 24, 2012 | 18 | Peter Hegyes | win | TKO 2 |
5 | May 31, 2012 | 18 | Teymuraz Kekelidze | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Apr 08, 2012 | 18 | Igor Pylypenko | win | UD 6 |
3 | Mar 16, 2012 | 18 | Daniil Zakharenko | win | UD 4 |
2 | Nov 26, 2011 | 18 | Vladimir Chuklin | win | TKO 4 |
1 | Sep 21, 2011 | 17 | Roman Mirzoev | win | UD 4 |