Blind Boxer in Uganda
The East African country of Uganda has produced world-class fighters. The sport was encouraged in Uganda by former colonial power Britain thinking it would make its forces more fearsome. But many of the nation’s fighters, despite being tremendous fighters, aren’t prepared to step into the ring with Bashir Ramathan.
Despite going blind, Bashir continues to train and fight. A damaged vein behind his eye killed the nerves and lead to his blindness about eight years ago. His blindness was not related to his boxing.
Bashir says "I don’t consider it a big problem,"
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"When the doctor said I was going blind, I thought: I will have to stop boxing," Ramathan said. "Then I thought: why not carry on? It was tough at first, but then it got easier."
"My message is: keep trying, things can work," he said.
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