Hoping to lead the way in the Islamic Republic, Sadaf Khadem will become the first Iranian woman to contest an official boxing fight via julienpretotRTR
ROYAN, France - Two years after a clandestine impromptu training session on the hills of Tehran, Sadaf Khadem will become the first Iranian woman to contest an official boxing fight, hoping to lead the way in the Islamic Republic.
“In 2017, I went to Iran for a promotional event and I ended up organizing a public training session on the hills overlooking Tehran. About 35 people showed up, and there were six women,” Monshipour told Reuters. Next week Khadem will return to Iran, where Monshipour expects her to be met with ‘popular jubilation’.
“My parents were worried when I started boxing but they saw I was really loving it so now they are supporting me. I’m now steaming ahead,” said Khadem.“I hope this first fight will pave the way and that I will go as far as I can to have my name in the history of Iranian boxing.”
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