Career
Dunaytsev was born in Kostanay, Kazakhstan, however the family moved in 2001 to Stary Oskol, Belgorod Oblast, Russia. His father is a Master of Sports in Boxing of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. Dunaytsev practiced Judo but switched to practicing boxing after 2 years. He is a Student of the Faculty of Law in Belgorod University of Cooperation, Economics and Law.