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Sergey Boytsov
Russian extreme sportsman, parachutist and base jumper From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sergey Boytsov (Russian: Сергей Дмитриевич Бойцов; 15 August 1994, Klin, Moscow Oblast, Russia) is a Russian extreme athlete and actor, base jumper.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
In 2023, he became the first to jump[7] with a parachute from the tallest skyscraper in Europe, the Lakhta Centre. Boytsov gained recognition as an extreme aerial stunts performed under hot air balloons.
On 23 September 2024, Boytsov organized and refereed what was described as the world's first boxing match held on the upper surface of a hot air balloon in free flight, in the Moscow Region. The event featured professional athletes and was noted by media outlets such as Forbes Russia as one of the most unusual combat sports venues in history.[8]
On 12 March 2025, Boytsov and Guinness World Record holder Vladimir Murzaev[9]played a table tennis match on a platform suspended beneath a hot air balloon at 2,450 meters above sea level over the Azat Reservoir in Armenia.
On 5 June 2025, Boytsov performed giant swings ("the sun" in gymnastics terminology) on a horizontal bar suspended under a hot air balloon at 1,500 meters without any safety equipment or parachute. The stunt was registered as a world record.[10]
Beyond sports, Boytsov is the founder of Created by the Heavens («Создан небесами»), an organization dedicated to large-scale aerial stunts and ballooning projects. In 2024, he introduced Russia’s largest hot air balloon,[11] decorated with a symbolic image of a boy watering flowers, combining references to The Little Prince, the anime character Naruto, and himself.
His performances often involve suspended platforms, gymnastic equipment, or even the upper surface of a balloon envelope in free flight.
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Biography
Boytsov was born in Klin, Moscow Oblast, Russia.[12]
Boytsov was raised primarily by his mother, Evgeniya Yuryevna Rybakova, and his grandmother, Viktoria Vasilyevna Boytsova, who played a particularly important role in his upbringing and maintained a special bond with him throughout his childhood. His father, Sergey Viktorovich Seryogin, was largely absent during his early years.
In his youth, Boytsov started his career as a fitness model, before shifting his focus toward extreme disciplines such as parachuting, aerial performance, and experimental balloon-based stunts.
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Bodybuilding career
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In 2011, at the age of 17, Boytsov decided to compete in bodybuilding competitions among young men. His training was conducted by the coacher Dmitry Yashankin, champion of Arnold Classic USA 2012. For six months, Boytsov was able to get in shape, which allowed him to enter the top ten athletes in Russia in the category of "Young Men".
In 2012, he fulfilled the standard of the Master of Sports of Russia in bodybuilding, becoming a bronze medalist in the category "Bodybuilding (boys)" at the Cup of Russia in Stavropol.
In 2014, Boytsov became the vice-champion of the Moscow Oblast in the category "Men's Physique" in the height category from 178 cm.
In 2015, Boytsov won a gold medal at the Moscow Oblast championship in the category "Men's Physique" from 178 cm.[13]
In the same year, he became the absolute champion of Moscow in the category "Men's Physique" among 160 participants. Thanks to this victory, Boytcov qualified for the Amateur Olympia Moscow tournament.[14]
In 2015–2016, Boytsov passed the Russian "Race of Heroes", an extreme cross-country obstacle race organized by the "League of Heroes".[15]
Member of the United States Parachute Association, has a USPA Category D license for parachuting.
Performance history
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Modeling career
In November 2011, Boytsov joined the Uamodel modeling agency,[16][17] and in 2015, he became the face of this magazine.
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Recognition
Boytsov received a diploma for his special contribution to the development of bodybuilding and fitness in Russia.
In 2014, Boytsov was recognized as the "Man of Dreams" by StarHit magazine.[29]
In November 2014, Boytsov was awarded a diploma from the Russian Bodybuilding Federation together with the Amateur Olympia tournament for "Special contribution to the development of bodybuilding and fitness in Russia".
In 2015, Boytsov was recognized as the best model of the year by photographer David Vance and became the face of the "5 Russian Boys" book.[30][31]
In September 2017, Boytsov received an award and entered the top 100 most stylish people in Russia, according to BLOGGMAGAZINE magazine.[32]
The world's first boxing match held on the upper surface of a hot air balloon in free flight was noted by media outlets such as Forbes Russia as one of the most unusual combat sports venues in history.[8]
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Personal life
In 2019, Boytsov married Viktoria Demidova, a businesswoman and founder of fitness apps for smartphones.[33][34] In 2019, they had a son in Miami — Christian.[35] Sometime in 2021, they divorced and Boytsov began a relationship with Anastasia Sozonik, a blogger.[36]
Sergey Boytsov has publicly emphasized that he grew up without his father’s presence. In 2024, during the presentation of the Created by the Heavens balloon, both of his parents appeared together publicly for the first time in thirty years. Sergey Boytsov described this as their “"first shared celebration".
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