I took this challenge in June, at a moment in my life when everything felt heavy. I had lost people, learned hard lessons and I was looking for something that would pull me forward again. Then the Antwerp Business Boxing team called me with the question if I wanted to join this journey, to inspire more women to take on this challenge.
I didn’t hesitate. I needed something to focus on, something that could wake up the fire inside me again. A few weeks later my best friend and COO
@ragnacorbeels joined me, and from that moment we were in it together. Two women, training like maniacs, falling and getting back up, every single day.
We trained in the club where my dad has been part of for more than ten years. They welcomed us as family. They gave us their time, their patience, their strength. Every evening they shaped us into real fighters. Somewhere along the way I fell in love with the sport, with the discipline, with that feeling of becoming stronger from the inside out.
@bengmsdi @gastenmarc @8limbsantwerp @8fightleague
One month ago I met Victor, Belgium’s Olympus champ, who trained me like a champ 😉!
@victor_ilunga
Facing more than 2000 people.
Facing myself.
And facing an incredibly strong woman,
@kikirc .
I won. But the real win was everything that got me there.
Thank you, Kiki, for pushing me. You helped me close a chapter I needed to leave behind.
Thank you to my amazing coaches, my friends, my family, who missed me so many evenings but kept supporting me.
We fought for hope.
For people who need it.
For every person who is going through something silent and heavy.
Let’s keep fighting.
Let’s beat cancer.
And let’s never forget that even in the darkest chapters, hope is still the strongest punch you can give back.
@hopebenefiet @antwerp_business_boxing #hopebenefiet #antwerpbusinessboxing #boxing #box
