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Return to Your Corner 2025

62 min Documentary

This is the story of Africa's first Boxing World Champion, Battling Siki. Who was this boxer born in Senegal, decorated for Bravery in World War I? Why do so few know that he fought and won the World Light Heavyweight Title aged 25, only to lose it controversially six months later? And why was his life cut short on a New York Street aged 28?

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Cast

  • Peter Benson as Self
  • Jean Marie Bretagne as Self
  • Mauro Gargano as Self
  • Ron Jackson as Self
  • Azumah Nelson as Self

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