Oman Aleem has operated Ninth Dimension Boxing Gym for nearly 20 years, where he transforms young people searching for direction in life. Aleem grew up in the sport and has witnessed firsthand its power to change lives.

"Parents came to me, 'My son is rude to me. Can you talk to him for me? Talk to the kid,' And I said, I'll make a champion," Aleem said.

The proof of his success is literally around the waists of his students, who wear championship belts from competitions across the region and beyond.

Each boxer found something in the sport that spoke to them. Even Moore, whose quick, million-watt smile belies the emotional struggles she faced as a youth, discovered boxing's transformative power.

"I had anger issues, like before I got into it I was or before I got into boxing, I was at

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