Boxing is banned for women in Iran. Still, Tina didn’t stop training. He said, ‘Boxing is banned in our country. Women do kick boxing, karate, judo and wrestling. But, it is impossible to even think of entering the boxing ring. I train secretly at home or sometimes in the park.
In Iran, a young woman named Mahsa Amini died in police custody last September for breaking a strict dress code. And the anti-hijab movement has been going on in Iran for more than two months. Hijab laws are strict in Iran, which runs under conservative Islamic rule.
That’s why Tina never leaves the house without a hijab while living in the country. He said, “Actually, our government and the state do not like it. That’s why I never break the law. And never cross the line. That’s why I don’t have any problem in roaming there.
Till date, Tina has participated in eight professional tournaments and has won five of them. In Dhaka, he will face Bangladeshi boxer Tajreen Akhtar. However, he said that he does not have much knowledge of Bangladeshi boxing.