Hawzah News Agency (Glasgow, Scotland) - Sannah is a 25-year-old Pakistani Muslim, born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland. She has Myasthenia Gravis, a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease that causes muscle weakness. She also has Albinism, which causes skin whitening and problems with eyesight. But there is a lot more to Sannah than her disability, she is a university Graduate, Charity Worker, Radio Presenter and a hijabi boxer.

Sannah first came across boxing when the charity she worked at launched a ladies only boxing class to promote female empowerment as well as positive health within the Glasgow Asian and Muslim Community.

As the female representative of the charity at the time it became Sannah's job to promote and manage the operational side of the class.

"It felt right to take part and I realised very early on that I not only enjoyed it but I was good at," Sannah tells The New Arab. "It was after that I started taking additional classes throughout the week."

Sannah goes on to add that she has always been an active and sporty person regardless of how her health limits it.

"I was never good at team sports as I couldn't keep up with others or in many cases see well enough to take part. But boxing in its very nature is a lonely sport where you have to rely on yourself," she adds.

This made it easy for Sannah to enjoy it more than other sports as she does not have to feel guilty about letting other people down or sad that she was not progressing as fast as her teammates.

During her six weeks of intensive training prior to the boxing match she covered everything from boxing technique, stamina, muscle strengthening and general fitness.

"My trainer knew that I was visually impaired and had a muscle weakening disease. Initially over email, I was told that I would not be able to fight," Sannah reveals.

"But I made the effort to meet him in person and convince him that I was motivated enough to do it. We came to an agreement that I could take part in the training but if at any point he thought I wasn't ready then I would have to accept his decision and not fight."