Amaiya Zafar is a 16-year-old amateur boxer from St. Paul, Minnesota, who has never gotten the chance to fight in an official competition. Shes a Muslim who wears a hijab and covers her arms and legs while fighting which isnt approved by international boxing regulations so shes usually banned from the ring before her matches even begin.

When Zafar and her family arrived at the Sugar Bert Boxing National Championships in Kissimmee, Fla. on November 20, they knew she may not be able to fight. But what they werent expecting was that a stranger Zafars opponent, in fact would come to her defense.

When Zafar was disqualified, her potential opponent, Aliyah Charbonier, was not happy. So Charbonier decided to put solidarity before victory, telling Zafar that she would share the winners belt.

She told me that what they did wasnt fair, Zafar told The Huffington Post. That she hadnt earned the belt.