From the streets of Afghanistan into the ring. Shoaib Akhtar wants to be the first boxing world champion from Afghanistan. He is not just a professional super light boxer, but also fighting his way through life into a new society. He fled the Taliban to build a life in Germany. A refugee turned pro boxer. How did he make it here? This is the story of Shoaib Akhtar...

Report & Editing: Pascal Jochem

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