Last fight?

"When Nawaz won his last bout, held at the dome at Sherwood Forest Park a year ago, he assumed that it would be his final competition in the ring.

Since then, however, he agreed to help a charity fundraiser that benefits the fight against kidney disease because he is acutely aware of the damage it can do.

Nawaz, a happily married father of three, suffers from a serious disease himself — Goodpasture syndrome — a rare affliction that attacks the kidney and/or lungs.

The disease showed itself when Nawaz was 30. He eventually required chemotherapy and will always have to deal with it.“It was the most horrible experience of my life,” says Nawaz, who has had it flare up only once since, about six years ago."

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"Three others aiding Nawaz as he prepares for the bout include Gus Kandilias, Altaz Madhavji and Dareen Wharrie of Burlington — an osteopath, chiropractor and athletic therapist, respectively.

“I push my body as if I were 23, but my body has a different perspective on things,” says Nawaz. “So these three gentleman are working to keep me healthy on a weekly basis.”"

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