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Ep27 - Nadia Morales, boxer
Writers and Fighters: A Podcast
English - June 28, 2021 22:11 - 25 minutes - 22 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsSports Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Ep26 - Colby Applegate, writer and editor
Next Episode: Ep28 - Raphael "Trouble" Igbokwe, pro boxer
In episode 27, I interview Nadia "La Conchita" Morales, an amateur boxer out of California. We talk about her nickname being based off a Mexican pastry, as well as the importance of Mexican heritage in her boxing training. Nadia tells us about her start in boxing, as a woman in a male-centric sport. We talk about how the pandemic derailed her pro boxing debut and her hopes for the future. She is on instagram @nadiaamorales_ and Twitter @Team_Conchis