Danisha Mathialagan was only 18 when she began boxing competitively in local competitions. The former netball player had picked up the sport as a hobby in 2014, as she was looking for another sport to engage in. “I wanted to try a contact sport, and boxing seemed to be a less violent option [compared to MMA], as it mainly involves using your upper body,” she shares.
Unfortunately, her parents disapproved of her hobby. Then 17 years old, Danisha had to plead with her mum for consent to join a boxing gym because she was a minor. “After months of begging, she finally let me join. And I told her that, you know, we’re just going to be training; there’s no fighting whatsoever.”
But Danisha
