In this Saturday, February 12, 2017 photo, a young boy is knocked out during a boxing match in Chitungwiza, about 30 kilometres south east of Harare, Zimbabwe. Zimbabwean boys as young as 10 hurry every weekend to a boxing ring whose nickname, Wafa Wafa, in the local Shona language suggests that whoever enters will be lucky to come out alive. No one has died in the ring, let alone suffered serious injury. But the exchanges can be brutal and bleeding is part of the game in this impoverished township 18 miles (30 kilometers) outside the capital, Harare. In Zimbabwe, where unemployment is rife and many youths are taking to drugs and alcohol, a former boxing champion hopes the pain in the makeshift ring will make for some gains. “We are teaching them discipline through boxing. They are less prone to do drugs once they are committed to this regime”, said Arigoma Chiponda, a former light heavyweight local champion who now runs a gym and encourages youths to take up boxing, even though the prospects of going professional are slim. (Photo by Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP Photo)





In this Sunday, March 18, 2017 photo, children follow a boxing match in Chitungwiza about 30 kilometres south east of Harare, Zimbabwe. Zimbabwean boys as young as 10 hurry every weekend to a boxing ring whose nickname, Wafa Wafa, in the local Shona language suggests that whoever enters will be lucky to come out alive. (Photo by Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP Photo)





In this Sunday, March 11, 2017 photo a young boy prepares to fight in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe. (Photo by Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP Photo)





In this February 12, 2017 photo, a young boy is restrained by a referee during a boxing match in Chitungwiza about 30 kilometres south east of Harare. (Photo by Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP Photo)





In this Sunday, March 11, 2017 photo, children fight in a boxing ring in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe. (Photo by Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP Photo)





In this Sunday, March 11, 2017 photo, a referee gives children instructions before they fight, in a boxing ring in Chitungwiza. (Photo by Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP Photo)





In this February 12, 2017 photo, a young boy nose bleeds after taking a few punches in a boxing ring in Chitungwiza, ZImbabwe. (Photo by Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP Photo)





In this Saturday, February 12, 2017 photo, organisers set up a boxing ring in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe. (Photo by Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP Photo)





In this Sunday, March 11, 2017 photo, children fight in a boxing ring in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe. (Photo by Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP Photo)





In this Sunday, March 11, 2017 photo, children fight in a boxing ring in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe. (Photo by Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP Photo)





In this Sunday, March 11, 2017 photo, children fight in a boxing ring in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe. (Photo by Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP Photo)





In this Saturday, February 12, 2017 photo, children prepare a boxing ring in Chitungwiza, ZImbabwe. (Photo by Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP Photo)





In this Sunday, March 11, 2017 photo, a young boy rests on the ropes after a boxing fight in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe. (Photo by Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP Photo)





In this Saturday, February 12, 2017 photo, children follow a boxing match in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe. (Photo by Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP Photo)