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Azeez Al-Shaair is a fighter on and off the field

Growing up one of eight kids in, things weren’t always easy for Al-Shaair’s family. In 2012 they moved in with Al-Shaair’s grandmother in Tampa, Florida, when the home went up in flames one night.

Al-Shaair made sure his family escaped safely. At the time, the family of nine’s only option was to settle in an extended-stay hotel. Challenging, to say the least, a few years later, Al-Shaair reflected: “A lot of my trials and tribulations in life have caused me to have a strong faith.