Australia’s two Muslim boxing representatives in Birmingham, Taha Ahmad and Tina Rahimi, represent the changing face of the fight game down under.
, missed a Commonwealth Games camp in Sheffield earlier this year as they observed Ramadan.
He lost via a unanimous decision but matched it with Clair until the last 30 seconds when he took risks knowing he was behind on points.Getty Juggling her faith along with her love of boxing has been problematic, especially during Ramadan when Muslims can’t drink or eat between sunrise and sundown. “It was tough because I had worlds straight after Ramadan this year, so I was training and trying to cut weight. I was missing out on daily events and controlling myself with all the good food. It was quite tough.”, 38, a light-middleweight veteran of three Commonwealth Games, said having Rahimi in the squad has been a “learning experience”.
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