Boxer Akira Hailey, a former college basketball player turned boxer, has quickly made a name for herself in the sport with a 15-4 record. Hailey, standing at 5-foot-9, will compete in the 132-pound weight class at the USA Boxing National Championships in Richmond, Virginia. After her basketball career was jeopardized by an ankle injury, Hailey found a love for boxing and decided to pursue it full-time. She has been training rigorously at Anointed Hands Boxing in Slidell under coach Durpe Strickland, focusing on improving her punch count, aggressiveness, and overall boxing IQ. Hailey’s ultimate goal is to become a four-division undisputed champion in boxing, with the ambition to use her earnings to pay for medical school and become a cardiovascular surgeon. Hailey’s dedication and passion for boxing and medicine shine through in her rigorous training regimen and positive attitude, showing a promising future in both sports and her medical career. She believes that boxing has taught her discipline and hard work, traits that she can carry forward into all aspects of her life.
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