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The British female Thai-boxing champion - who kept her training secret from her strict Muslim family
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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 Ruqsana Begum trained in secret to avoid offending her Muslim family, became kickboxing world champion and is now hot property in Hollywood | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/nintchdbpict000323258102-e1494606042742.jpg)
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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Born Fighter: SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE: Amazon.co.uk: Begum, Ruqsana, Shephard, Sarah: 9781471185151: Books
![Meet kickboxing champion Ruqsana Begum: 'What if doing Muay Thai went against the principles of being a Muslim?' Meet kickboxing champion Ruqsana Begum: 'What if doing Muay Thai went against the principles of being a Muslim?'](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/womens-sport/2020/06/20/TELEMMGLPICT000233456715_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqZSsuEVfKRVpUxfX-crIQ4F-gO9JSdJXXq8tZLMcFGsk.jpeg)
Meet kickboxing champion Ruqsana Begum: 'What if doing Muay Thai went against the principles of being a Muslim?'
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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
![The British female Thai-boxing champion - who kept her training secret from her strict Muslim family The British female Thai-boxing champion - who kept her training secret from her strict Muslim family](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/women/2017/09/12/Ruqsana-Begum-IV_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqONq086ctDlsrDJ1FMX_PFR-uhcnvzKT0a6n3vGGNslY.jpg)
The British female Thai-boxing champion - who kept her training secret from her strict Muslim family
![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. 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.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2H48TD4/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-issue-date-monday-november-1-2021-2H48TD4.jpg)