Looking at Natalya Ragozina – the women’s world boxing champion – you would never think that this nice lady with her leisurely movements and calm voice has anything to do with such a tough kind of sport. In everyday life Natasha is a delicate and open-hearted person, with no pushiness about her at all. But in sport she’s very different: private, impenetrable, her every movement carefully calculated.


Natalya is convinced you have to know how to think to win in the ring. In fact, she regards boxing as an intellectual form of sport, in which it’s important to be able to analyze and build your strategy. Each of her fights is like a small show, in which alongside the main action there’s also room for artistry – the different hairstyles and costumes that Natalya’s wears make sport even more of a feast for the eyes. Incidentally, this attitude is something that I share: I always found it a bit boring performing all the time in swimsuits (even very pretty ones) – and that’s how the skirt was invented)).


Natasha is really popular in other countries, especially Germany. But however tempting the terms might be, she will never agree to perform under any flag other than Russia’s. She dreams of becoming an Olympic champion, and I think she has a real chance of achieving it!


Find out all about it in “Steps towards Success” on REN TV at 1130 on 11 October. The programme will be repeated on 12 October at 0015 in the evening.