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After winning a silver medal at the 2012 World Martial Arts Festival in Iran, Ezatullah Kakar was threatened by the Taliban.
Under pressure to fight against Australians in Afghanistan, Mr Kakar instead chose to seek asylum in Australia.
But that country detained the athlete in PNG where he continues to train and dream of becoming a teacher and a world champion.
"So it's my dream in the future if I'm free, and teach children like especially in the family fields; how to respect families, how to keep health. So it's my dream, I'm fighting against the drugs and smoke and drink. Three months ago I started at the PNG boxing club. There they just trust me I can win money fights and I can win any kind of strong and hard fights. So especially when I'm going to fight my heart is feeling pain for Manus and Nauru. Now I'm fighting for Manus and Nauru."
After two easy wins in two weeks, Mr Kakar says he was told he could box for PNG, a country the refugee says he'll never represent after being detained by its government for so long.
"Five years and the PNG prime minister they didn't ask about us and they didn't talk about us. How I can accept? If they give me a free passport, if they want to make me a popular everything I will never accept because I am honest with Manus and Nauru. We lost many friends by suicide and PNG killed our friend Reza Barati. It's not meant I am fighting making the problems and whatever, no. It's my feelings. I'm fighting for Manus and Nauru because I love them. We need the justice and we need the freedom."
The 26-year-old kickboxer turned boxer says he'll win a world title for the country that takes him in, a country he once hoped would be New Zealand.
"I lost hope from the New Zealand too, from every country. I will keep hope for myself and I will do my best (for) who take me, who get me free, I will do the best. wherever I'm safe, it's my life I will keep fighting. And yeah, a lot of people, Manus people and Nauru people they have still hope from the New Zealand. but it's true, New Zealand also doing the politics on us. If really the New Zealand want to take the people, they can do in two weeks. But they using us in the politics too."
Ezatullah Kakar says he'll continue to represent the refugees Australia disowns and is ready to fight challengers from PNG and Australia.
