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The British female Thai-boxing champion - who kept her training secret from her strict Muslim family
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The British female Thai-boxing champion - who kept her training secret from her strict Muslim family
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Born Fighter: SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE: Amazon.co.uk: Begum, Ruqsana, Shephard, Sarah: 9781471185151: Books
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Ruqsana Begum trained in secret to avoid offending her Muslim family, became kickboxing world champion and is now hot property in Hollywood | The Sun
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Born Fighter: SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE: Amazon.co.uk: Begum, Ruqsana, Shephard, Sarah: 9781471185151: Books
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British professional boxer Ruqsana Begum during a training session at the KO Boxing gym in Bethnal Green, east London, ahead of her super flyweight fight against Tasha Boyes on Friday November 5.
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Ruqsana Begum trained in secret to avoid offending her Muslim family, became kickboxing world champion and is now hot property in Hollywood | The Sun
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Meet kickboxing champion Ruqsana Begum: 'What if doing Muay Thai went against the principles of being a Muslim?'
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