Windsor, 18, competes in Canadian National Boxing Championship

For 18-year-old Rosalind Canty, the sport of boxing runs through her bloodline. Her mother is a former boxer and her father is the current owner and coach of Border Her City Boxing Club.

“That’s why I grew up here,” Canti said, before donning gloves and hitting a training pad that his father had.

She became more than just an observer. In fact, after a year of training, she is ready to compete in her Canadian National Boxing Championships in Brampton from February 2nd until she’s February 6th.

Canti said that growing up, her parents didn’t want her to do boxing and wanted her to give all her attention to school and other sports.

However, after watching a boxing fight as a spectator, she felt a desire to experience stepping into the ring.

“I kept begging my dad. So he put me in training and I started sparring right away. I got my first fight and I started winning right away, so I kept begging for it.” “I stayed,” she said.

Canty has fought nine times, winning eight of them, she said.

“I lost the first match.

“But then I went to the Brampton Cup and won the Best Boxer award there, which was really cool. , Those were some big moments for me.”

Also representing Windsor at the Boxing Nationals is 18-year-old Jayden Trudell. He says he started training about five years ago and got into boxing after watching movies like Creed and Rocky.

“I started training at the MTC [Maximum Training Centre] To learn self-discipline and learn a little bit how to fight,” said Trudell, adding that he has played nearly 20 fights and lost only three.

“I have fought many good fighters.

When asked what the biggest lesson he learned in his years of training, Trudell always replied, “Be humble.”

“I am confident that I can compete in the national competition. I run every day and train three to four times a day.”

“I love this city and am excited to fight for it.”