To them, boxing is more than just a sport: it gives freedom, empowerment and the confidence to stand up for themselves. They are the students of Karachi’s first boxing school for girls. It opened in 2015 in Lyari, one of the most dangerous parts of the city. Now, the young Pakistani women who train there feel better able to protect themselves, but more than that, they also know they achieve more than what their conservative society expects of them.<br /><br />SUBSCRIBE TO RTD Channel to get documentaries firsthand! http://bit.ly/1MgFbVy<br /><br />FOLLOW US<br />RTD WEBSITE: http://RTD.rt.com/<br />RTD ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/RT_DOC<br />RTD ON FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/RTDocumentary<br />RTD ON DAILYMOTION http://www.dailymotion.com/rt_doc<br />RTD ON INSTAGRAM http://instagram.com/rt_documentary/<br />RTD LIVE http://rtd.rt.com/on-air/<br /><br />RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air<br /><br />Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday<br /><br />Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews<br />Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com<br />Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/rt<br />Follow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/+RT<br />Listen to us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rttv<br /><br />RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.