In May 2017, I lost my cousin and mentor to cancer. I had been boxing casually for the last few years and continually asked myself, "What am I fighting for?" While I was searching for meaning and purpose after losing my mentor, I learned of a charity fight to raise awareness and money for cancer. 

It seemed that I finally found my purpose ... In November 2017, I began training for several hours everyday before and after work in advertising, then studying the sport at night. It became my mission to train to fight and fight to win. I dedicated everything to the sport. At the peak of my training, I was working so hard that I got injured and was unable to participate in the fight last year. It was as though everything I was working for was for nothing. But, I kept training. I kept on with the fight inside and when I got the call just a few weeks ago from Haymakers for Hope, I couldn't be more excited. 

Two years after I set this as a goal, I will be stepping into the ring in November 2019 to fight for a cause that matters.