This photograph taken on July 7, 2026 shows a professional boxer Aliya Soomro (back) watching her junior boxers during a sparring session at a local boxing club in Karachi's Lyari town. Women boxers recently captured the nation's attention again when Fatima Zahra became Pakistan's first female Commonwealth Games boxing medallist, winning bronze in the 60kg category in Glasgow in late July. Thirteen-year-old Zahra, like her idol Aliya Soomro, hails from the sports-mad Lyari neighbourhood in the port city of Karachi, a gritty community once haunted by gang violence and poverty. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on July 7, 2026 shows coach Ustad Younis Qambrani (L) helping his student Hoorain Zahra fix her scarf during a sparring session at a local boxing club in Karachi's Lyari town. Women boxers recently captured the nation's attention again when Fatima Zahra became Pakistan's first female Commonwealth Games boxing medallist, winning bronze in the 60kg category in Glasgow in late July. Thirteen-year-old Zahra, like her idol Aliya Soomro, hails from the sports-mad Lyari neighbourhood in the port city of Karachi, a gritty community once haunted by gang violence and poverty. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on July 7, 2026 shows young boxers practicing during a sparring session at a local boxing club in Karachi's Lyari town. Women boxers recently captured the nation's attention again when Fatima Zahra became Pakistan's first female Commonwealth Games boxing medallist, winning bronze in the 60kg category in Glasgow in late July. Thirteen-year-old Zahra, like her idol Aliya Soomro, hails from the sports-mad Lyari neighbourhood in the port city of Karachi, a gritty community once haunted by gang violence and poverty. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on July 7, 2026 shows coach Ustad Younis Qambrani (C) inspecting a sparring session at a local boxing club in Karachi's Lyari town. Women boxers recently captured the nation's attention again when Fatima Zahra became Pakistan's first female Commonwealth Games boxing medallist, winning bronze in the 60kg category in Glasgow in late July. Thirteen-year-old Zahra, like her idol Aliya Soomro, hails from the sports-mad Lyari neighbourhood in the port city of Karachi, a gritty community once haunted by gang violence and poverty. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - This photograph taken on July 7, 2026 shows young boxer Hoorain Zahra (R) practicing during a sparring session at a local boxing club in Karachi's Lyari town. Women boxers recently captured the nation's attention again when Fatima Zahra became Pakistan's first female Commonwealth Games boxing medallist, winning bronze in the 60kg category in Glasgow in late July. Thirteen-year-old Zahra, like her idol Aliya Soomro, hails from the sports-mad Lyari neighbourhood in the port city of Karachi, a gritty community once haunted by gang violence and poverty. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on July 7, 2026 shows young boxer Hoorain Zahra shadowboxing during a sparring session at a local boxing club in Karachi's Lyari town. Women boxers recently captured the nation's attention again when Fatima Zahra became Pakistan's first female Commonwealth Games boxing medallist, winning bronze in the 60kg category in Glasgow in late July. Thirteen-year-old Zahra, like her idol Aliya Soomro, hails from the sports-mad Lyari neighbourhood in the port city of Karachi, a gritty community once haunted by gang violence and poverty. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP via Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - AUGUST 25: Pablo Garcia of Real Betis Balompie celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the LaLiga EA Sports 2026/27 match between Valencia CF and Real Betis Balompie at Estadi de Mestalla on August 25, 2026 in Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Francisco Macia/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - AUGUST 25: Pablo Garcia of Real Betis Balompie celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the LaLiga EA Sports 2026/27 match between Valencia CF and Real Betis Balompie at Estadi de Mestalla on August 25, 2026 in Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Francisco Macia/Getty Images)