ATLANTA — ATLANTA — Each week, The Georgia Vote shines a light on the people shaping communities across our state. While political headlines fill your feed, we’re putting the spotlight on those using their passions to uplift others and bring change to their neighborhoods.

Meet Rahman Ali

Rahman Ali is the the owner and founder of A Fighter 4 Lyfe Boxing and Fitness in southwest Atlanta. It’s a gym, the Stone Mountain native said he built from the ground up, with a mission that goes far beyond sport.

“It came about from the vision that I had to use the sport of boxing and use combat sports to help people self-improve,” Ali said.

When life got tough, Ali said he found boxing.

“I came to the sport really late. I was 22 years old and kind of just looking for a way to improve myself,”

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