Today we’d like to introduce you to Viktor Drago.
Hi Viktor, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers.
I started my social media career 9 years ago when I first time came to Miami from Russia. It started as YouTube prank videos because I had very limited knowledge of the English language, I started with basic lines prank videos and got first success in a few months, one of my videos was very viral, and a lot of big YouTube channels and Instagram accounts re-upload videos with full credit to my YouTube and Instagram, so it was the start.
After I traveled around the world to shoot prank videos in a lot of countries name including Italy, Spain, France, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, etc., 5 years ago, I went back to Miami and continued my career there. So right now, I have more than 5 million followers across my social media and continue in different niches as a Professional Boxer.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
Smooth road? I think looking for success in any sphere of life is not going to be an easy road, because you go first time, so I have had a lot of different experiences along the way, but as more experiences you have as better you become.
You always have two choices: give up or keep going. It’s like a computer game, a next-level adventure, you always can stop but also you always can go, the choice is yours.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I started as a professional cross-country skier 28 years ago, after moving to prankster on YouTube, a social media influencer, and for now professional boxer. Let’s start with a Cross-country ski: I’m 3 three-time World Cup champion in the Cross-Country Roller Ski. It took 20 years, I traveled all around the world and was on the Russian National Team for 7 years.
The next part was pranks and social media, I did the craziest pranks in the world, and was published in a lot of newspapers, in the News on TV, YouTube, etc. in a lot of countries the names including a few UK, Brazil, France, Russia, Spain, Germany, Lithuania, Thailand, USA. Also, I did pranks on celebrities like Justin Bieber, Dolph Lundgren, Logan Paul, Jack Nickolson, KSI, and Manny Pacquiao. This prank was featured in a lot of US Newspapers and all around.
Three or 4 years ago, I became a professional boxer after my prank on Logan Paul when I showed up in his house and asked him to fight as a prank video, but the prank led to a real boxing match. The video got 38m views on Logan’s channel. So, this is how I started boxing. Right now, I already had 2 boxing fights and 2 victories both by knockout. Preparing right now for my next boxing fight, and looking forward to the WBC Boxing World Champion Belt in a few years.
What were you like growing up?
When I growing up, I tried everything, I tried maybe 15 different sports, I always was curious that it’s so boring life one life and try only one thing, I always looking for more experiences, it’s why when I was in cross-country ski, in 9 years I had 30 business in Russia, and the business was completely different.
Always my main reason was the more experiences the better, and I can stay right now it’s led to who you are today because after each experience you shift your level of comfort zone and something new becomes regular, honestly it very helps me when I travel in the world, helm me stay in focus and never give up.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealviktordrago/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/viktordragotv/
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@ViktorDrago
