The Price of Ambition
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Eshai, a 21-year-old boxer, is fighting for more than just a win in the ring-he's fighting for a way out of his violent, poverty-stricken neighborhood. But with his best friend pulled into the dangerous world of drug dealing and an abusive family pushing him down, Eshai must choose between the temptation of the streets and his dream of becoming a pro boxer. Will he stay on the righteous path or fall into the life he's trying to escape? The Price of Ambition is a gripping story of loyalty, ambition, and the price of dreams.
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