by Michelle October | Jun 21, 2023 | Profile
It all started with a movie. Million Dollar Baby, to be exact. It was the main character, Maggie Fitzgerald, who inspired Simangele ‘Smash’ Hadebe to try her hand at boxing. “The main character in that movie is so persistent,” reflects 29-year-old...
by Michelle October | Dec 15, 2022 | Profile
“There’s something that’s quite interesting when you get hit in the face,” says Jessica Mouneimne. “My husband, who’s my coach, says this all the time: ‘Once you get punched in the face, you know, this is for me or it’s not for me.’” We can assume...
by Michelle October | Mar 30, 2022 | Fitness
We’ve seen many a Rocky montage: the boxer, down on his luck, needs a win in the upcoming fight. Cue inspirational music and skipping sequences, early morning runs, sweat pelting on the floor. We get it: training to get fit in the ring is hard work. But so is actual...
by Women's Health | Nov 25, 2019 | Fitness
Actress Nicole Bessick, better known for her role as Chole Hendricks on eTV’s Broken Vows, is taking SA’s entertainment — and boxing — industry by storm. The 25-year-old stepped into the boxing ring back in 2017, when she was challenged by her opponent to...
by Women's Health | Apr 8, 2019 | Fitness
Shay Mitchell. Gigi Hadid. Adriana Lima. Karlie Kloss. We could keep going, but you get the idea: models are big into boxing. And almost all of them cite not only the body benefits, but the incomparable high from feeling totally kick-ass afterwards. Don’t...
