Khetag Pliev | ||||||||||||
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Born | Alagir, North Ossetia-Alania, Russia | February 20, 1984|||||||||||
Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||
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Weight(s) | Cruiserweight | |||||||||||
Height | 182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||
Boxing record | ||||||||||||
Total fights | 6 | |||||||||||
Wins | 5 | |||||||||||
Wins by KO | 2 | |||||||||||
Losses | 1 | |||||||||||
No contests | 1 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Khetag Aleksandrovich Pliev (Russian : Хетаг Александрович Плиев; born February 20, 1984) [1] [2] is a Russian–born Canadian professional boxer, [3] freestyle wrestler and mixed martial artist who competed for Canada.
In 2012, Pliev was awarded the silver medal at the Marika tournament, qualifying him to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he came in 10th in the 96 kg weight category. [4] He is a four-time Canadian National Champion, Ohio State champion (1999-2002), U.S. Junior open champion 2002. He had his professional boxing debut in 2017.
On April 1, 2021, Pliev’s finger became detached from his hand during an MMA bout. The finger was later recovered and reattached.
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