As the story has it, one day I headed to the opposite side of the globe – the Flipside. I arrived in Korea February 16th, 2005 and thought I’d do a year, then leave. I was wrong. I stayed, launched my first company, Flipside Fitness, and then opened Korea's largest boxing club, Hulk's Boxing (now called Hulk's Club).

After 11.5yrs in Korea, I then picked up one day and returned to Toronto, Canada. But then I left again.

Now I live in the Philippines where I am the CEO and head coach of Empowered Clubhouse, the Philippines' first and only boxing clubhouse exclusively just for women. I also am the founder of the Lil' Sistas Project, CEO and designer of Slay Gear and Baa Baa Black Sheep .Ph.

Saturday, July 25, 2009

I lost my fight and my badly damaged pride and broken nose don't really want to talk about it right now. I had a longer than long day on Saturday with my face constantly being splattered all over national TV and the cameras following me around. Mind you I have no regrets and I would really like to thank a handful of you who actually had the guts to face the uncomfortableness of asking me how I was.
...you know who you are.
I know what I did others could only wish or think of doing but don't, and so I'm okay with being hurt but some of you really hurt my pride today. I really thought some key people would at least have the decency to give me a ring or at least drop me a word
... you know who you are, too.
My purple eyes will fade away, I'll reset my nose and it'll be fine, but I won't forget. I may forgive but I can't forget and, if we can't forget, can we really forgive?

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

First time commenter here, & while I may not agree with everything you say or do, and I don't think we'd be friends if we ever met, I enjoy your blog and I respect what you did - going out in that ring and giving it your all.

Props, & I hope you win the next one.

vbuuren said...

Ooooh ,now!..what happens Amy!?
This pic is choked me!..i am lookig at it ,for a time now ,and dont know what to say !!i feel no good!...Damn,damn ,..this is really hurt me bad!

crashcourse said...

Hey Amy,
I kept checking to see the results of your match and of course I was wishing you the best. I wrote a little good luck line on a previous comment. It's no big deal to come out on the shortend of a fight. It happens to all who box and train. Just take is slow for a while and then go back to it. You are such an inspiration to all of the women who like to compete. You're the best!!!!

Beth

ambearo said...

:( Sorry to hear this.

Tracey said...

Well obviously they were not real friends in the first place...because you would not be wondering if you could forgive and forget. With real friends, we don't have to wonder....we forgive and forget.