Author : John Spray
Publisher : Pajama Press Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1772780030
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (727 download)
Book Synopsis Next Round by : John Spray
Download or read book Next Round written by John Spray and published by Pajama Press Inc.. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arthur Biyarslanov’s journey to competitive boxing has not been easy. As a small child he fled Chechnya with his family, dodging bullets and rocket fire and fording a freezing river. As a young Muslim refugee he faced hardships and hostility in his new homes in Azerbaijan and Toronto. Soccer became his refuge, and he learned two languages by playing the game with his new friends. In Toronto, he joined a league and quickly became their star player. A broken leg left him weakened and he turned to boxing to keep his strength up. Soon it became his new love. After many hours of hard work, he started to win his bouts. And by the age of twenty the “Chechen Wolf” was a champion amateur boxer, winning gold for Canada, his new homeland, at the 2015 Pan Am Games. That medal earned him a shot at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro—the next round for this talented boxer and determined survivor.