He has drawn comparisons to Mike Tyson in some circles with his aggressive crowd-pleasing style.

[citation needed] On 3 May 2015 Boytsov was found unconscious in a Berlin subway tunnel.

Due to a severe head injury he was placed in a medically induced coma for seven weeks, and will unlikely return to professional boxing.

Ramzan Kadyrov agreed to cover Boytsov's medical bills after his banks accounts were blocked.

[1] Boytsov lived in Germany for more than 10 years before the accident, which was initially related to his boxing activities, as he received multiple death threats in 2013.