Kazakhstani professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler (born 1993)
Oleg Igorevich Boltin [ a] Kazakh professional wrestler and formerfreestyle wrestler . He is signed toNew Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) where he performs under thering name Boltin Oleg [ b] (ボルチン・オレッグ Boruchin Oreggu and is a former one-timeNEVER Openweight Champion . As a freestyle wrestler, he was thegold medalist of the 125kg (275lb ) division at the2021 Asian Wrestling Championships .
Oleg Igorevich Boltin was born on February 10, 1993[ 1] [ 2] Ridder ,East Kazakhstan Region ,Kazakhstan .[ 3] [ 4]
Freestyle wrestling career [ edit ] Boltin at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships Boltin had been training infreestyle wrestling in Japan since the early 2010s.[ 4] [ 5]
In 2020, Boltin won the gold medal at the Kazakhstani Wrestling Championships in the 125 kg category.[ 6] 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships .[ 7] [ 8] 2021 World Wrestling Championships .[ 9] [ 10] amateur wrestling after he signed a contract with the Japaneseprofessional wrestling promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).[ 11]
Professional wrestling career [ edit ] [ edit ] On October 10, 2022, at Declaration of Power,Yuji Nagata introduced Boltin as a future NJPW wrestler, the first from Kazakhstan since Vladimir Berkovich in 1990. Boltin, in turn, expressed a desire to become as "strong and famous as possible", and citedThe Rock andBrock Lesnar as role models.[ 5] Young Lion " took place on January 4, 2023, atWrestle Kingdom 17 , where he had a three-minute exhibition match againstRyohei Oiwa on the pre-show. The match ended in a draw.[ 12] [ 13] Sakura Genesis , where he,Ryusuke Taguchi , andShota Umino lost toTMDK (Zack Sabre Jr. ,Robbie Eagles , andKosei Fujita ).[ 14] [ 15] Best of the Super Juniors , Boltin earned his first win when he teamed up withTogi Makabe to defeatYuto Nakashima andOskar Leube .[ 16]
In March 2024, Boltin began teaming up withHiroshi Tanahashi andToru Yano . The trio defeatedHouse of Torture (Evil ,Sho , andYoshinobu Kanemaru ) at Wrestling World 2024 in Taiwan to win the vacantNEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship .[ 17] Yota Tsuji ,Bushi , andHiromu Takahashi atDominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall , but regained them the following week at New Japan Soul 2024.[ 18] [ 19] G1 Climax tournament, where he was placed in B-Block and finished with 8 points and failed to advance to the playoff stage. During the tournament, Boltin retired his black "Young Lion" gear in favor of light blue gear and amalahi for his entrance. officially graduating from his "Young Lion" status.[citation needed
Oleg Boltin Entrance atG1 Climax 35 , Fukuoka in August 2025 In January 2025, Yano, Tanahashi, and Boltin lost the titles toHouse of Torture (Yujiro Takahashi ,Ren Narita , andSho ).[ 20] Dominion 6.15 in Osaka-jo Hall , Boltin defeatedKonosuke Takeshita to win theNEVER Openweight Championship . This marked Boltin's first ever singles championship in his career.[ 21] King of Pro-Wrestling after losing toEvil .
Although NJPW had occasionally referred to Oleg by hisbirth name "Oleg Boltin",[ 7] ring name "Boltin Oleg".[ 3] Japanese language naming customs .
He is ofRussian descent . Boltin speaksJapanese fluently.[ 5]
Championships and accomplishments [ edit ] Freestyle wrestling [ edit ] Professional wrestling [ edit ] ^a b c d "Boltin Oleg" .New Japan Pro-Wrestling . Retrieved20 June 2023 .^ "Олег Болтин (спортсмен, вольная борьба, Казахстан)" .vesti.kz (in Russian).Archived from the original on 2019-02-11. Retrieved2021-01-31 .^a b "«Даст Бог, возьмем реванш!» Казахстанский борец нацелен выиграть Азиаду-2018" .Sports.kz (in Russian). 2018-08-10. Retrieved2023-01-03 .^a b "ВОЛЬНАЯ БОРЬБА - ОЛЕГ БОЛТИН. ЖИЗНЬ И ТРЕНИРОВКИ В ЯПОНИИ" .YouTube . Retrieved2023-01-02 .^a b c NJPW."Yuji Nagata Introduces Oleg Boltin in Ryogoku! | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING" .NJPW . Retrieved2023-01-02 . ^ "Олег Болтин стал чемпионом Казахстана по вольной борьбе" .www.inform.kz (in Russian). 2020-11-23.Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved2021-01-31 .^a b "Олег Болтин завоевал "золото" Чемпионата Азии по вольной борьбе" .olympic.kz (in Russian). 2021-04-18.Archived from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved2021-01-31 .^ "2021 Asian Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF) .United World Wrestling .Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved19 April 2021 .^ "Олег Болтин уступил в поединке за "бронзу" на ЧМ по видам борьбы" .olympic.kz (in Russian). 2021-10-04.Archived from the original on 2021-10-15. Retrieved2021-01-31 .^ "Freestyle - Seniors - 125 kg" (PDF) .Oslo :United World Wrestling . 2021. p. 78. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on 16 October 2021.^ "Казахстанский борец Олег Болтин завершил карьеру по вольной борьбе" .Prosports.kz (in Russian). 3 October 2022. Retrieved2023-01-02 .^ "NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17" .VSplanet (in Russian). 2023-01-04. Retrieved2023-01-04 .^ Radican, Sean (January 4, 2023)."1/4 NJPW WRESTLE KINGDOM 17 REPORT: Radican's results and analysis of entire card including Ospreay vs. Omega, White vs. Okada" .Pro Wrestling Torch . RetrievedJanuary 17, 2023 . ^ Tessier, Colin (April 2, 2023)."NJPW Road To Sakura Genesis Night Two Results (4/2): KOPW Provisional Title Bout Headlines" . Fightful.Archived from the original on April 2, 2023. RetrievedJune 20, 2023 . ^ "NJPW Road To Sakura Genesis Night Two Results (4/2): Shingo Takagi And More" .Yahoo . April 2, 2023.Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. RetrievedJune 20, 2023 .^ Fritts, Chick (May 28, 2023)."NJPW Best of the Super Juniors finals live results: Master Wato vs. Titan" . Wrestling Observer. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (April 14, 2024)."Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, And Oleg Boltin Win NEVER Openweight Six-Man Titles" . Fightful. ^ Fritts, Chick (June 9, 2024)."NJPW Dominion live results: Double main event" .f4wonline.com . RetrievedJune 9, 2024 . ^ Fritts, Chick (June 15, 2024)."New Japan Soul live results: IWGP Junior title steel cage match" .f4wonline.com . RetrievedJune 15, 2024 . ^ Powell, Jason (2025-01-30)."NJPW "Road to the New Beginning" results (1/30): Vetter's review of Zack Sabre Jr., Robbie Eagles, and Kosei Fujita vs. Hirooki Goto, El Desperado, and Yoh" .Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved2025-06-16 . ^ Powell, Jason (2025-06-15)."6/15 NJPW Dominion results: Vetter's review of Hirooki Goto vs. Shingo Takagi for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, Yota Tsuji vs. Gabe Kidd for the IWGP Global Championship" .Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved2025-06-16 . ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2025" .profightdb.com .
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