Oleg Boltin


Oleg Igorevich Boltin is a Kazakh professional wrestler and former freestyle wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling where he performs under the ring name Boltin Oleg and is a former one-time NEVER Openweight Champion. He is one-third of the current NEVER Openweight 6-Man [Tag Team Championship|NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions] with Bishamon. As a freestyle wrestler, he was the 2021 [Asian Wrestling Championships – Results#125 kg|gold medalist] of the 125 kg division at the 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships.

Early life

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

Freestyle wrestling career

Boltin had been training in freestyle wrestling in Japan since the early 2010s. In 2017, he joined the Bushiroad Club.
In 2020, Boltin won the gold medal at the Kazakhstani Wrestling Championships in the 125 kg category. In the same category, he won the gold medal at the 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships. Boltin finished in fifth-place at the 2021 [World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 125 kg|2021 World Wrestling Championships]. In October 2022, he retired from amateur wrestling after he signed a contract with the Japanese professional wrestling promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

Professional wrestling career

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2022–present)

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 cited The Rock and Brock Lesnar as role models. 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. 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. 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.
In March 2024, Boltin began teaming up with Hiroshi Tanahashi and Toru Yano. The trio defeated House of Torture |Evil], Sho at Wrestling World [2024 in Taiwan to win the vacant NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship. Yano, Tanahashi, and Boltin lost the titles to Yota Tsuji, Bushi, and Hiromu Takahashi at Dominion 6.9 in [Osaka-jo Hall |Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall], but regained them the following week at New Japan Soul 2024. 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.
In January 2025, Yano, Tanahashi, and Boltin lost the titles to House of Torture. 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. His reign as NEVER Openweight Champion ended on October 13 at King of Pro-Wrestling after losing to Evil.

Name clarification

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

Personal life

He is of Russian descent. Boltin speaks Japanese fluently.

Championships and accomplishments

Freestyle wrestling