Is Vladimir Putin dating Natalia "Sledgehammer" Ragozina? This is the question the internet has become obsessed with after the two were seen enjoying each other's company last week.
Ragozina, 39, was a boxer who held every women's middleweight belt before retiring in 2009, reported The Daily Caller. At the height of her career, Ragozina, who went undefeated in the ring, was considered the world's apex female boxer, according to CNN.
Not only was she was a force inside the ring, but she was - and still is - a beauty outside of it, having appeared in multiple photoshoots, including one for Penthouse.
The couple's most recent appearance was at an international sambo tournament in Sochi last week, as they sat next to each other with Rogazina wearing a body-tight blue dress while smiling at Putin.
The Moscow Kremlin, or the Kremlin for short, which disseminated the original photos of the pair, was a little less colorful in their description saying: "Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) sits next to former boxer Natalia Ragozina (Natascha Ragosina) as they attend an international combat sambo tournament," according to the Daily Beast.
It wouldn't be too surprising if the two turn out to be dating, considering that Putin is known for showing off his physique in judo matches, arm wrestling matches and shirtless shots. With all that in mind, a woman like Ragozina would be right up Putin's alley.
