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Shadow Boxing lifestyle : The boxers of Kibera, Nairobi

The boxers of Kibera, Nairobi

In the slum of Kibera, life is lived for the moment. Jehad Nga, an American war photographer, keeps going back to the local boxing club, where it feels as if the men are fighting their own shadows. Here he talks to J.M. Ledgard about the appeal of the place.

Pictured: Harun Ibrahim, 23, shadowboxes during practice. Ibrahim fights in the lightweight category. The limited equipment means most boxers shadowbox during the training sessions

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