Former boxing champion Natalya Ragozina, at the age of 45, met her beloved man, soon gave birth to a child and was absolutely happy. However, the idyll was destroyed by the death of her husband, which for some time was shrouded in mystery.
A long way to happiness
Natalya Ragozina is the first Russian female boxing star, who was respected in Russia and abroad. She twice became the world champion, won the World Cup, won the European and Russian amateur championships. She also has a world title among professionals in the second middleweight in numerous versions.
Her nickname «The Sledgehammer» speaks for itself. In the ring, she had no equal, but in her personal life, everything was not so cloudless. Natalya was divorced three times for various reasons, although each time the media called her relationship with her chosen ones «a real fairy tale.» Last year, Ragozina admitted that she had finally found the man of her dreams at 45 and was expecting a baby.The chosen one turned out to be businessman Vadim Merkin. The athlete did not immediately reveal the identity of her lover, but in the media, of course, everyone quickly found out. And then it became pointless to hide. Ragozina began to publish joint photos with Merkin on social networks in large quantities. Soon she announced that she was expecting a daughter from him. The athlete noted that, for example, at 33, when she boxed in the ring, she did not have enough time to build strong relationships and a real family.
Of course, she had doubts about late pregnancy. She and her new husband really wanted a child, but stereotypes about age did not leave. Natalya later said that psychology and the right attitude helped her a lot, and genetics just did its job. On September 1, 2022, Ragozina gave birth to a daughter, Anastasia, at the age of 46.
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«Welcome to the family! Meet Anastasia Vadimovna! Our girl was born at one in the morning. Lord, thank you for everything. Thanks to the Holy Mother of God!» — the champion wrote emotionally.
Two tragedies in a row
Unfortunately, tragedy struck the family. Natalia's dad died. The husband and first son of the athlete, of course, helped her to cope with grief as much as possible. When Anastasia was born, Ragozina had a new meaning in life. Their relationship with Merkin, according to Natalia, was just perfect. They lived in two countries — Russia and Israel. got sick. And on August 15, the businessman died. At first, the details of the tragedy were not disclosed. According to Moskovsky Komsomolets, he was taken to a medical center in Orekhovo-Borisovo, where 58-year-old Merkin was diagnosed with toxic hepatitis. In fact, severe poisoning. At the hospital, there was no improvement in Ragozina's husband's condition. On July 7, he was sent to the Sklifosovsky Institute, but the doctors could not save him.