Albert Khanbulatovich Batyrgaziev (; born 23 June 1998) is a Russian professional boxer who won a gold medal in the featherweight division at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He is of Nogai origin.
Olympic career Batyrgaziev was a champion kickboxer as a teenager before he took up boxing in earnest in 2016. As an amateur, Batyrgaziev represented Russia at the 2019 World Championships. After making his professional debut in 2020, Batyrgaziev secured a place at the 2020 Summer Olympics in 2021 by winning a gold medal at the 2020 European Qualification Tournament.
Batyrgaziev won his first two fights in Tokyo to reach the semifinals, where he came from behind to beat Cuban three-time Olympic medalist Lázaro Álvarez 3–2 in a close bout. In the featherweight final, Batyrgaziev beat Duke Ragan of the United States 3–2 to become the first professional boxer in Olympic history to win a gold medal.
Professional career Featherweight Batyrgaziev made his professional debut on 3 July 2020, scoring a seventh-round stoppage victory via corner retirement (RTD) against Armen Ataev to capture the vacant WBA Asia East super-featherweight title at the Soviet Wings Sport Palace in Moscow, Russia.
His second fight came against Erzhan Turgumbekov on 22 August 2020 in Kazan, Russia. In a fight which saw Turgumbekov receive a point deduction in the sixth round for hitting below the belt, Batyrgaziev went on to win via technical knockout (TKO) at 1 minute and 38 seconds in the tenth and final round.
He next faced Sibusiso Zingange on 29 January 2021 at the Soviet Wings Sport Palace in Moscow. Batyrgaziev knocked his opponent down in the seventh round with a punch to the body. Zingange made it back to his feet before the referee's count of ten, only to be knocked to the floor for a second time as his corner threw in the towel, handing Batyrgaziev a seventh-round TKO victory.
Batyrgaziev was scheduled to face Suat Laze for the vacant WBO European featherweight title on 11 October 2021, at the Ice Palace Salavat Yulaev in Ufa, Russia. The bout was set as the co-main event of a card dedicated to the Bashkortostan National Day, and was broadcast by Match TV. Batyrgaziev won the fight by a second-round knockout.
Batyrgaziev was booked face Franklin Manzanilla for the vacant IBF International featherweight title on 24 December 2021, at the USC Soviet Wings in Moscow, Russia. The bout was scheduled as the co-main event of a 14-fight Match TV broadcast fight card. He won the fight by a fourth-round technical knockout, as Manzanilla's corner threw in the towel at the 2:25 minute mark.
Super featherweight Batyrgaziev faced Heybatulla Hajialiyev for the vacant EBP lightweight title on 3 April 2022, at the USC Soviet Wings in Moscow, Russia. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 99–91, 100–90 and 100–90. Batyrgaziev next faced Ricardo Nunez in a lightweight bout on 11 November 2022. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
Batyrgaziev faced the former WBA super featherweight champion Jezzrel Corrales on 4 February 2023. He won the fight by a ninth-round technical knockout, as Corrales' corner threw in the towel 28 seconds into the penultimate round. Batyrgaziev next faced the undefeated Francis Frometa on 28 July 2023. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
Bartyrgaziev won the vacant WBA interim super-featherweight title by stopping Jono Carroll in the ninth round at the IBA Colosseum in Serpukhov, Russia, on 12 July 2024.
He defended the title and added the IBA super-featherweight belt with a unanimous decision win over Neri Ariel Cruz Romero at Dynamo Volleyball Arena in Moscow, Russia, on 7 March 2025.
Bartyrgaziev lost his titles, and undefeated professional record, to Jazza Dickens at Rixos Tersane in Istanbul, Turkey, on 2 July 2025, via stoppage in the fourth round.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes13Loss12–1Jazza DickensKO4 (12), 2 Jul 202512Win12–0Neri Ariel Cruz RomeroUD127 Mar 202511Win11–0Jono CarrollTKO9 (12), 12 Jul 202410Win10–0Ender LucesKO5 (10), 10 Oct 20239Win9–0Francis FrometaUD1028 Jul 20238Win8–0Jezreel CorralesRTD9 (10), 4 Feb 20237Win7–0Ricardo NunezUD1011 Nov 20226Win6–0Heybatulla Hajialiyev103 Apr 20225Win5–0Franklin ManzanillaTKO4 (10), 24 Dec 20214Win4–0Suat Laze2 (10), 11 Oct 20213Win3–0Sibusiso ZingangeTKO7 (10), 29 Jan 20212Win2–0Erzhan Turgumbekov10 (10), 22 Aug 20201Win1–0Armen Ataev7 (10), 3 Jul 2020
IBA professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes1Win1–0Albert PagaraTKO4 (10), 17 Oct 2024
See also
List of southpaw stance boxers
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