Ramla Ali: The Muslim boxer who kept her triumphs secret from her family

It’s something to tell your mum about – winning a national
championship. But Ramla Ali preferred to keep her boxing career
secret. She was a refugee from Somalia who discovered boxing in
London’s East End.


“My mum… in her eyes to be a good Muslim girl you have to be
fully covered. But I think just different things work for
different people.”


We visited her gym in London to talk family secrets and
representing Somalia at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.


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Ramla Ali Instagram


Andrew Binner Twitter


Ed Knowles Twitter