The gloves are on and Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. Faisal Rehman is ready to take on his opponent and help knock out kidney disease at a fundraising boxing match held today.
To raise awareness about kidney disease and funding for the Kidney Clinical Research Unit at Victoria Hospital, Rehman, program director for the Division of Nephrology, will be stepping into the ring at the “Knock Out Kidney Disease” boxing tournament Sept. 25 at the London Convention Centre.
He will be competing in the male middleweight division against Rick Mayoh of Mount Albert, Ont.
The event begins at 5:30 p.m. and features amateur boxers from Canada and the United States.
For more information visit the website at www.showdowninthedowntown.com.