Khetag Aleksandrovich Pliev (russian: Хетаг Александрович Плиев; born February 20, 1984) is a Russian–born Canadian

professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...

freestyle wrestler Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling i ...

and

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

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 The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, where he came in 10th in the 96 kg weight category. 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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* 1984 births Living people Canadian male boxers Canadian male sport wrestlers Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Olympic wrestlers for Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in wrestling People from Alagirsky District Wrestlers at the 2011 Pan American Games Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics {{Canada-wrestling-bio-stub