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Shoaib Akhtar — from refugee camp into the boxing ring

Pascal Jochem
June 28, 2024

From the streets of Afghanistan into the ring. Shoaib Akhtar is not just a boxer, but also fighting his way through life into a new society. A refugee turned pro boxer. But how did he make it here in Germany?

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