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there are so many people living around

there are so many people living around and there’s so much violence being

and there’s so much violence being

and there’s so much violence being around here in this area most of the

around here in this area most of the

around here in this area most of the guards or the women have here in these

guards or the women have here in these

guards or the women have here in these communities they feel being robbed of

communities they feel being robbed of

communities they feel being robbed of being attached women fear to even walk

being attached women fear to even walk

being attached women fear to even walk freely and express their feelings

freely and express their feelings

freely and express their feelings self-defense is very important because

self-defense is very important because

self-defense is very important because without that self-defense I don’t think

without that self-defense I don’t think

without that self-defense I don’t think we are including this one in boxing

we are including this one in boxing

we are including this one in boxing there is something that we call the

there is something that we call the

there is something that we call the stance stance is how you stand 21 two

stance stance is how you stand 21 two

stance stance is how you stand 21 two books if you have a bad stunt you can be

books if you have a bad stunt you can be

books if you have a bad stunt you can be beaten by your opponent when I decided

beaten by your opponent when I decided

beaten by your opponent when I decided to become a professional boxer the

to become a professional boxer the

to become a professional boxer the reaction from my friends even from some

reaction from my friends even from some

reaction from my friends even from some of my family was not that positive

of my family was not that positive

of my family was not that positive because they thought that I’m going

because they thought that I’m going

because they thought that I’m going crazy somehow this sport has always been

crazy somehow this sport has always been

crazy somehow this sport has always been seen to be a mere sport I was once told

seen to be a mere sport I was once told

seen to be a mere sport I was once told that I will never have any future

that I will never have any future

that I will never have any future without any keys and husband nothing

without any keys and husband nothing

without any keys and husband nothing nothing at all

nothing at all

nothing at all I have won three bills and now I’m a mom

I have won three bills and now I’m a mom

I have won three bills and now I’m a mom and I have a daughter with nine months

and I have a daughter with nine months

and I have a daughter with nine months old I was in the gym Thursday and

old I was in the gym Thursday and

old I was in the gym Thursday and Saturday I get back being a mother is

Saturday I get back being a mother is

Saturday I get back being a mother is the most beautiful gift that God has

the most beautiful gift that God has

the most beautiful gift that God has ever given to us as a family

ever given to us as a family

ever given to us as a family [Music]

[Music]

[Music] James has always been there for me and

James has always been there for me and

James has always been there for me and he is a very good man I don’t think I

he is a very good man I don’t think I

he is a very good man I don’t think I could never have a better man than he do

when having a fight coming at him it’s

when having a fight coming at him it’s always helping me in preparation because

always helping me in preparation because

always helping me in preparation because he understand the kind of work I do

he understand the kind of work I do

he understand the kind of work I do [Music]

[Music]

[Music] [Applause]

[Applause]

[Applause] it doesn’t matter how it proceeds what

it doesn’t matter how it proceeds what

it doesn’t matter how it proceeds what matters is what we want our aim as a

matters is what we want our aim as a

matters is what we want our aim as a family for you to be a very good boxer

family for you to be a very good boxer

family for you to be a very good boxer you need to be focused discipline you

you need to be focused discipline you

you need to be focused discipline you need to have that confidence you need to

need to have that confidence you need to

need to have that confidence you need to be so much concentrate on what you want

be so much concentrate on what you want

be so much concentrate on what you want when I first walk into the gym I saw

when I first walk into the gym I saw

when I first walk into the gym I saw this two women doing their sparring and

this two women doing their sparring and

this two women doing their sparring and hitting this heavy box and there was so

hitting this heavy box and there was so

hitting this heavy box and there was so much strong I just wanted to be like

much strong I just wanted to be like

much strong I just wanted to be like them what’s the so special to stop the

them what’s the so special to stop the

them what’s the so special to stop the violence and the replicas that is

violence and the replicas that is

violence and the replicas that is happening in my universe from UT of

happening in my universe from UT of

happening in my universe from UT of Nairobi we are trying to create an

Nairobi we are trying to create an

Nairobi we are trying to create an opportunity for girls to value

opportunity for girls to value

opportunity for girls to value themselves and be who they want to be no

themselves and be who they want to be no

themselves and be who they want to be no matter where they come from

sara is a mother she’s a fighter she’s a

sara is a mother she’s a fighter she’s a teacher she’s a leader she’s able to be

teacher she’s a leader she’s able to be

teacher she’s a leader she’s able to be a champion the will must be stronger and

a champion the will must be stronger and

a champion the will must be stronger and bigger than the skill that is what we

bigger than the skill that is what we

bigger than the skill that is what we are trying to create for the girls just

are trying to create for the girls just

are trying to create for the girls just to have the opportunities for themselves

to have the opportunities for themselves

to have the opportunities for themselves and opportunity for other girls we

and opportunity for other girls we

and opportunity for other girls we normally teach them awareness on safety

normally teach them awareness on safety

normally teach them awareness on safety on how we blend life skills and boxing

on how we blend life skills and boxing

on how we blend life skills and boxing talking about time management confidence

talking about time management confidence

talking about time management confidence being forecast boxing teaches different

being forecast boxing teaches different

being forecast boxing teaches different kind of skills I want to fight again as

kind of skills I want to fight again as

kind of skills I want to fight again as a professional boxer because it doesn’t

a professional boxer because it doesn’t

a professional boxer because it doesn’t matter whether I gave back to baby I

matter whether I gave back to baby I

matter whether I gave back to baby I still need to keep my dreams ahead so I

still need to keep my dreams ahead so I

still need to keep my dreams ahead so I will continue to focus on my dreams

will continue to focus on my dreams

will continue to focus on my dreams I’m going to find I’m going to face and

I’m going to find I’m going to face and

I’m going to find I’m going to face and I’m looking for to fit in bigger face

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