At the same time, Murtazaliev stated that he wanted to obtain Kazakh citizenship.
“Now I will probably go for an American card – I applied for a green card. But if Kazakhstan offered it, I would happily accept citizenship.
Valuev accused officials of being brazen in demanding money from Russian athletes to verify their compliance with neutrality status.
However, no one said anything about this. Kazakhstan is my and my ancestors’ second homeland,” Murtazaliev said, as quoted by Legalbet.kz.
Murtazaliev fought 21 fights. He won victories in all battles. The Russian’s next opponent will be the German Jack Culcay. They will challenge for the IBF junior middleweight world title.
Source: Sport
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