Open Boxing

Murat Gassiev

Murat Gassiev is the current WBA Regular heavyweight world champion. Since 2016 Gassiev has held world titles at cruiserweight and heavyweight.

World title bouts
6
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
5–1
World titles held
3
Longest world title reign (IBF cruiserweight, 2016–2018)
1 year, 7 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 2016 – Jan 2027

HeavyweightWBA Regular
CruiserweightWBA Super
WBC
IBF
WBO
The Ring
2016age 222017age 232018age 242019age 252020age 262021age 272022age 282023age 292024age 302025age 312026age 322027age 33
201620182020202220242026

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2026

  2. Murat Gassiev beats Peter Kadiru via technical knockout 6/12

    Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  3. 2025

  4. The Ring magazine rates Murat Gassiev No. 10 at heavyweight in its annual ratings

  5. Murat Gassiev beats Kubrat Pulev via knockout 6/12

    Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  6. 2018

  7. The Ring magazine rates Murat Gassiev No. 2 at cruiserweight in its annual ratings

  8. Oleksandr Usyk beats Murat Gassiev via unanimous decision 12/12

    Cruiserweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring

  9. Murat Gassiev beats Yuniel Dorticos via knockout 12/12

    Cruiserweight · WBA Super and IBF

  10. 2017

  11. The Ring magazine rates Murat Gassiev No. 2 at cruiserweight in its annual ratings

  12. Murat Gassiev beats Krzysztof Wlodarczyk via knockout 3/12

    Cruiserweight · IBF

  13. 2016

  14. The Ring magazine rates Murat Gassiev No. 2 at cruiserweight in its annual ratings

  15. Murat Gassiev beats Denis Lebedev via split decision 12/12

    Cruiserweight · IBF