I'm not sure whether to say I lost or won my fight.
From a point standpoint, ok, I lost and that's what the judges go by, but from a standpoint that has nothing to do with points and everything to do with respect and pride I won.
According to the books I didn't win my fight. We all thought I was going to have it in the second round when I repeatedly nailed her with some brutal right hooks but then the bell went, ending that round. I swore my opponent's head must have been made out of steel. In the fourth round I felt something pop on my face, I thought it was my nose and as it turns out I was right. I had fractured my nose during sparring but kept it on the low because it meant I would have had to forfeit the fight. Instead, I faught and broke the fracture and broke it in another spot.
There's definitely a frustration that comes with losing a game but I know I gave it my all and, by what the doctor explained, I had pushed it too far with my training. I had overtrained to the point where I jeopardized my health and my fight.
I don't regret it though.
One of my blog readers from here showed up at my fight, Jacky, and though I had never met her prior to my fight I was very flattered and quite proud to have her come and support me. The Cheonan Bulldog also came to my fight, so his presence too was awesome to have.
I gave it my all.
I'm not the best at what I love but I do what I love the best I can and nobody can take that away from me. I consider myself both privilaged and blessed to be able to explore and do what it is I love -- boxing. I don't think a big percentage of the population can say they honestly do what they love and so I am extremely grateful. Moreover, it's one thing for people to say this or that about me but it's another to step into my boxing boots and get in that ring. Talk is cheap. I don't think many of those who talk big actually have the balls to do what I do.
But anyways...
I thought I'd be more upset about this loss but I am not. I gave it my all and my all is all I could have possibly give. I'm proud of myself for the fight I gave and I almost miss the whole crazy preping and insane training I did for this particular fight, I mean what am I going to do with all this time on my hands now come Monday?!
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.
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Love the positive attitude!
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