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Russian president Putin grants WBC heavyweight champion Maskaev citizenship News
Russian president Vladimir Putin granted boxer Oleg Maskaev citizenship Saturday, a day before the heavyweight defends his WBC crown in the first world title bout held in his adopted country.
The 37-year-old Maskaev, who was born in Kazakhstan when it was part of the Soviet Union, has lived in the United States for more than a decade and is a U.S. citizen. Russia does not prohibit dual citizenship.
Maskaev will be fighting Japan's Peter Okhello in a 12-round bout at Olympisky Sports Arena in Moscow. Maskaev captured the WBC title in August with a 12th-round knockout of Hasim Rahman.
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