From footballer to world-ranked boxer: Aiman’s decade-long fight for glory
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — Some dreams require a person to leave behind what they already have in pursuit of something uncertain.For Aiman Abu Bakar, 34, leaving football, moving...
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For Aiman Abu Bakar, 34, leaving football, moving to the Philippines and spending years away from his family were sacrifices he was willing to make to pursue a childhood dream of becoming a world champion in professional boxing.
The former Negeri Sembilan President’s Cup footballer made the bold decision to move to the Philippines in 2014, when he stepped away from football to devote himself fully to the sport he had always been passionate about.
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