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Oleg Boltin

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Oleg Boltin
Oleg Boltin in 2024
Birth nameOleg Igorevich Boltin
Born (1993-02-10) February 10, 1993 (age 32)[1]
Ridder, Kazakhstan[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Boltin Oleg
Masked Boltin
Oleg Boltin
Billed height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Billed weight120 kg (265 lb)
Billed fromAlmaty, Kazakhstan
Trained byNJPW Dojo
Yuji Nagata
DebutApril 2, 2023[1]
Sports career
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Kazakhstan
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Almaty 125 kg

Oleg Igorevich Boltin[a] (born February 10, 1993) is a Kazakh professional wrestler and former freestyle wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) where he performs under the ring name Boltin Oleg[b] (ボルチン・オレッグ, Boruchin Oreggu) and is the current NEVER Openweight Champion in his first reign. As a freestyle wrestler, he was the gold medalist of the 125 kg (275 lb) division at the 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships.

Early life

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Oleg Igorevich Boltin was born on February 10, 1993[1][2] in Ridder, East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan.[3][4]

Freestyle wrestling career

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Boltin at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships

Boltin had been training in freestyle wrestling in Japan since the early 2010s.[4] In 2017, he joined the Bushiroad Club (later known as Team New Japan).[5]

In 2020, Boltin won the gold medal at the Kazakhstani Wrestling Championships in the 125 kg category.[6] In the same category, he won the gold medal at the 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships.[7][8] Boltin finished in fifth-place at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships.[9][10] In October 2022, he retired from amateur wrestling after he signed a contract with the Japanese professional wrestling promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).[11]

Professional wrestling career

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New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2022–present)

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On October 10, 2022, at Declaration of Power, Yuji Nagata introduced Boltin as a future NJPW wrestler. Boltin, in turn, expressed a desire to become as "strong and famous as possible", and cited The Rock and Brock Lesnar as role models.[5] Boltin's first in-ring match as "Young Lion" took place on January 4, 2023, at Wrestle Kingdom 17, where he had a three-minute exhibition match against Ryohei Oiwa on the pre-show. The match ended in a draw.[12][13] He made his official in-ring debut on April 2, at night two of Road To Sakura Genesis, where he, Ryusuke Taguchi, and Shota Umino lost to TMDK (Zack Sabre Jr., Robbie Eagles, and Kosei Fujita).[14][15] On May 28, at day 12 of the 2023 Best of the Super Juniors, Boltin earned his first win when he teamed up with Togi Makabe to defeat Yuto Nakashima and Oskar Leube.[16]

In March 2024, Boltin began teaming up with Hiroshi Tanahashi and Toru Yano. The trio defeated House of Torture (Evil, Sho, and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) at Wrestling World 2024 in Taiwan to win the vacant NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship.[17] Yano, Tanahashi, and Boltin lost the titles to Yota Tsuji, Bushi, and Hiromu Takahashi at Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall, but regained them the following week at New Japan Soul 2024.[18][19] Boltin then competed in his first ever 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 a malahi for his entrance. officially graduating from his "Young Lion" status.[citation needed]

In January 2025, Yano, Tanahashi, and Boltin lost the titles to House of Torture (Yujiro Takahashi, Ren Narita, and Sho).[20] At Dominion 6.15 in Osaka-jo Hall, Boltin defeated Konosuke Takeshita to win the NEVER Openweight Championship. This marked Boltin's first ever singles championship in his career.[21]

Name clarification

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Although NJPW had occasionally referred to Oleg by his birth name "Oleg Boltin",[7] the promotion has since given him the ring name "Boltin Oleg".[3] This ring name follows Japanese language naming customs.

Personal life

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He is of Russian descent. Boltin speaks Japanese fluently.[5]

Championships and accomplishments

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Freestyle wrestling

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Professional wrestling

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Notes

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  1. ^ Kazakh: Олег Игоревич Болтин
  2. ^ As it is custom in Japan when it comes to Slavic languages (akin to Japanese language names and customs), the name as stated is ordered Boltin Oleg.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Boltin Oleg". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Олег Болтин (спортсмен, вольная борьба, Казахстан)". vesti.kz (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  3. ^ a b "«Даст Бог, возьмем реванш!» Казахстанский борец нацелен выиграть Азиаду-2018". Sports.kz (in Russian). 2018-08-10. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  4. ^ a b "ВОЛЬНАЯ БОРЬБА - ОЛЕГ БОЛТИН. ЖИЗНЬ И ТРЕНИРОВКИ В ЯПОНИИ". YouTube (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  5. ^ a b c NJPW. "Yuji Nagata Introduces Oleg Boltin in Ryogoku! | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  6. ^ "Олег Болтин стал чемпионом Казахстана по вольной борьбе". www.inform.kz (in Russian). 2020-11-23. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  7. ^ 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. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  8. ^ "2021 Asian Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  9. ^ "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. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  10. ^ "Freestyle - Seniors - 125 kg" (PDF). Oslo: United World Wrestling. 2021. p. 78. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Казахстанский борец Олег Болтин завершил карьеру по вольной борьбе". Prosports.kz (in Russian). 3 October 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  12. ^ "NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17". VSplanet (in Russian). 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  13. ^ 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. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  14. ^ 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. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  15. ^ "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. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  16. ^ Fritts, Chick (May 28, 2023). "NJPW Best of the Super Juniors finals live results: Master Wato vs. Titan". Wrestling Observer.
  17. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (April 14, 2024). "Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, And Oleg Boltin Win NEVER Openweight Six-Man Titles". Fightful.
  18. ^ Fritts, Chick (June 9, 2024). "NJPW Dominion live results: Double main event". f4wonline.com. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  19. ^ Fritts, Chick (June 15, 2024). "New Japan Soul live results: IWGP Junior title steel cage match". f4wonline.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  20. ^ 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. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
  21. ^ 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. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
  22. ^ Ross, Patrick (September 10, 2024). "Full 2024 PWI 500 list revealed". aiptcomics.com. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
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