Battling odds and poor infrastructure, coach Taiwo Adegbite of Nigeria is transforming lives of youngsters by training them in boxing free of cost
The Ebenezer Primary School in Egbeda—a local government area in Oyo state of Nigeria—turns into a hub of boxing on Sundays. To anyone’s surprise, the premises—which is far from being the best for a training zone—bustles with energy as a group of children (as young as 10-year-old) and youngsters remain engrossed in a back-breaking training session to be able to become Nigeria’s next generation of world-renowned boxers. During such a session, some worn-out tyres and a bamboo tree are converted into a makeshift goal post and each of the boxers takes turns to dangle on it in an attempt to strengthen shoulder, arm, and chest. Next, beer and soft drink bottles are arranged as cones for the aspirants to jog through
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