Haqparast’s obsession is taking him places

It’s the moments that no one witnesses that make a fighter stand out on fight night, and for Nasrat Haqparast, it’s the late nights at Tristar Gym that have been pushing him closer to peak shape lately. At 11pm, with all the lights already out for the night except the ones above the cage, with no one at the gym except the white belt that is tasked with cleaning the mats, Nasrat Haqparast and his brother Hejo stand out in the dark, the machine-gun-like sounds of their pad work echoing