He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1952 Olympics and won a silver medal in the featherweight division (−60 kg).

[1][2] In 1940–1941 Saksonov studied at naval and infantry military schools, and later fought as a sergeant in World War II.

During a raid behind the front lines he captured an injured German combatant and brought him to the Soviet positions despite being wounded himself.

[3] After retiring from sport, in the 1960s Saksonov defended a PhD in medicine and later headed the Department of Athletics of the State Central Institute of Physical Culture.

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