Kampala’s Blind Boxer Proves Sight Isn’t Everything

A man from Kampala’s slums has made a name for himself in boxing. That's not unusual, as boxing is a popular sport in Uganda. Except that Bashir Ramathan is blind. Ramathan pursues a quest to find people to fight, and his dream to create an international blind boxing association.   The East Coast Boxing Club in Naguru, one of Kampala’s chaotic slums, is filled with young men hoping to box their way out of poverty. But one of them is fighting against greater odds than...

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