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Keisher "Fire" McLeod-Wells, or “Fire” as she is better known, has had an
incredibly successful amateur career winning an amazing 12
championships, including winning the New York Golden Gloves tournament 4
times, and most recently rounding out her amateur career by winning the
Ringside World Championships for the 2nd time this past August.
Fire was first introduced to boxing in 2002 at a time when she was
pursuing a career of acting and modeling. She was given a free gym pass
to work with a boxing trainer for a week. Loving the workout yet knowing
nothing about boxing she continued training because she found the work
out regime fun and it kept her fit for her acting career. Competing
never even crossed her mind until she was spotted by a coach who said
she had all the attributes to be a great boxer and that if she competed,
she’d be champion in a year. Fire won her first championship in less
than a year.
On April 17 this year at Madison Square Garden, Fire highlighted her
amateur career by winning her fourth New York Golden Gloves title with a
4-1 decision against Alexis Asher in a 114-pound women's final. The
golden gloves is the most prestigious, oldest and largest amateur boxing
tournament in the world. Nearly 700 fighters- including more than 80
women- competed this year.
“Boxing is an outlet for me for my trials and tribulations in life. It’s
very therapeutic. I also want to help build a name for female boxing so
I can help make the movement of getting equal rights in boxing,
especially for the amateurs.”
As Fire sets out on her new journey as a professional boxer, Mark
Breland arguably the US’s best ever amateur boxer has been brought in as
her coach, Breland’s rangy style and tall slender build is similar to
that of Fire’s, Breland looks to transform Fires very successful amateur
style into an equally successful professional one.
Optimum Sports Agency believes Keisher “Fire” Mcleod-Wells has the
talent and desire to become the face of women’s boxing, and looks
forward to being apart of her journey. |
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