Wladimir Klitschko is a Ukrainian former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2017. He held the world heavyweight championship twice, including the unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, and Ring magazine titles. A strategic and intelligent boxer, Klitschko is considered to be one of the best heavyweight champions of all time. He was known for his exceptional knockout power, using a strong jab, straight right hand and left hook, quick hand speed, as well as great footwork and mobility, unusual for boxers of his size.
Alexander Vladimirovich "Sasha" Povetkin is a Russian former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2021. He held the WBA (Regular) heavyweight title from 2011 to 2013, the WBC interim heavyweight title from 2020 to 2021, and challenged twice for the unified heavyweight championship.
Nikolai Sergeyevich Valuev is a Russian politician and former professional boxer. He competed in boxing from 1993 to 2009, and held the WBA heavyweight title twice between 2005 and 2009. Standing at a height of 2.13 metres (7 ft) and a peak weight of 149 kilograms (328 lb), Valuev is best known for being the tallest and heaviest world champion in boxing history.
Ruslan Shamilevich Chagaev ; born 19 October 1978) is an Uzbekistani former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2016. He held the WBA heavyweight title twice and was the first Asian boxer to win a world heavyweight title by any of the four major sanctioning bodies. As of October 2021, BoxRec ranks Chagaev as the seventh greatest Asian fighter of all time, pound for pound. He was ranked in the world's top 10 heavyweights by BoxRec from 2004 to 2013, reaching a career high ranking of third from 2005 to 2007, and as a top 10 heavyweight or contender by The Ring magazine at the conclusion of each year between 2006 and 2015.
Sultan-Ahmed Magomedsalihovich Ibragimov is a Russian former professional boxer of Dagestani descent. He competed from 2002 to 2008, and held the WBO world heavyweight title from 2007 to 2008. He was ranked by BoxRec as the world's seventh best active heavyweight in 2005 and 2006, and sixth in 2007 and 2008. As an amateur he won silver medals at the 2000 Olympics and 2000 European Championships, and bronze at the 2001 World Championships, all in the heavyweight division.
Denis Aleksandrovich Lebedev is a Russian former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2019. He was a unified world cruiserweight champion, having held the WBA title from 2012 to 2018, and the IBF title in 2016.
Mahmoud Omeirat Charr, previously known as Manuel Charr, is a German professional boxer. He held the WBA (Regular) heavyweight title from 2017 to 2021. Charr has a knockout-to-win percentage of 58%.
Alexey Vasilyevich Papin is a Russian boxer and former kickboxer who has held the IBF International title in 2018 and 2019.
Johann Duhaupas is a French professional boxer who challenged for the WBC heavyweight title in 2015. At regional level he has held multiple heavyweight titles, including the European Union title from 2013 to 2014.
Wladimir Klitschko vs. Sultan Ibragimov, billed as "The Unification", was a professional boxing match contested on 23 February 2008 for the IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight championship.
Sultan Ibragimov vs. Evander Holyfield, was a professional boxing match contested on 13 October 2007 for the WBO heavyweight championship.
Khuseyn Uwaisovich Baysangurov is a Russian professional boxer. He held the WBA Continental (Europe) and the IBF International light-middleweight titles from 2017 to 2018.
Shavkatdzhon Shokirovich Rakhimov is a Tajikistani professional boxer. He was IBF Super-featherweight champion from November 5, 2022 until April 22, 2023. He previously held the IBO super-featherweight title from 2017 to 2019 and challenged for the IBF super-featherweight title in February 2021. As of June 2020, he is ranked as the world's sixth best active super-featherweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, seventh by BoxRec and ninth by The Ring.
Andrey Mikhailovich Ryabinskiy is a Russian entrepreneur, founder and chairman of the board of directors of LLC Moskovsky Ipotechny Centr Group. He is president of the promotional company World of Boxing.
The 2009 FC Moscow season was the club's 6th, and final season as a professional team. They finished the season in 6th place, reached the Semi-final of the 2008–09 Russian Cup and the Quarterfinal of the 2009–10 Russian Cup. Prior to the start of the 2010 Russian Premier League season, on 5 February 2010, FC Moscow announced that would not participate in the Russian Premier League with the club being officially excluded from the season on 17 February 2010.
Aslambek Ilyasovich Idigov is a Russian professional boxer who has held the IBF and WBO European super-middleweight titles since 2019.
Umar Nazarovich Kremlev is a Russian sports functionary who is serving as the President of the International Boxing Association (IBA). He has been Secretary General and Member of the Executive Committee of the Boxing Federation of Russia since February 2017.
Albert Khanbulatovich Batyrgaziev is a Russian professional boxer who won a gold medal in the featherweight division at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Mark Urvanov is a Russian professional boxer, who held the WBO International super featherweight title in 2019.
Alexander Povetkin — WBA World Heavyweight Champion (2011–13)
Shakhram Giyasov — WBA International Super Lightweight Champion
