Ruqsana Begum
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Ruqsana Begum রুকসানা বেগম |
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| Born |
15 October 1983 Redbridge, England |
| Native name | রুকসানা বেগম |
| Other names | Warrior Princess |
| Residence | Ilford, Essex, England |
| Nationality |
 English
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| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) |
| Division | Atomweight |
| Style | Muay Thai kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, London, England |
| Team | British Muay Thai Team |
| Trainer | Bill Judd |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Occupation | Kickboxer, Science technician |
| University | University of Westminster |
| Notable club(s) | KO Gym |
| Website | www |
Ruqsana Begum (Bengali: রুকসানা বেগম; born 15 October 1983) is an English professional kickboxer. She is the current British and World Kickboxing Association female Atomweight (48–50 kg) Muay Thai boxing champion and captain of the British Muay Thai Team. She is the only Muslim woman who is a national champion in her sport.
Begum was born and brought up in Seven Kings, Ilford, Essex, England to a family of Bangladeshi origin. She is the second eldest of four children and lives at home with her family. She comes from a traditional, religious family and grew up in a strict Muslim household.
After studying at UzSWLU in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in 2006, Begum graduated with a degree in Architecture from the University of Westminster. She was a trainee architect and was made redundant after the company she worked for made cuts. She is a part-qualified architect.
In 2002, at the age of 18, Begum took up a kickboxing class after college. She initially did it as a hobby in secret due to concerns that her family may not approve. In 2006, soon after she graduated from university, she told her family that she was practising Muay Thai, after she had kept it a secret from her family for almost five years. In 2008, she started fighting professionally.
In 2009, Begum defeated a Malaysian opponent to win a bronze medal at the World Amateur Kickboxing Championship in Bangkok, Thailand.
On 27 November 2010, in her first final, Begum defeated Paige Farrington to win the British Muay Thai Atomweight Kickboxing Championship Professional title from the Duel at the Dome contest in Doncaster. Begum is the only Muslim woman who is a national champion in her sport.
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