Latin Times Magazine Volume 14 No 2 | Page 18

Florida’s Latina Leaders Latin Times Media & Magazine had the pleasure recently of getting to know this outstanding young Latina! Jolie Gonzalez-Padilla: When did you know that you wanted to be a boxer/fighter? Noemi Bosques: I realized I wanted to be a fighter after I started fighting (for fun) at local bars and won every single time. Mind you, this was before I even had any fight training! Jolie Gonzalez-Padilla: Tell us how and you got started as a fighter. Noemi Bosques: I started training, mostly to get in shape and lose weight after I had my daughter. I already had a little experience at the "bar fights". I was a single mom, had a lot of aggression, and channeled it- this is what has made me successful! Jolie Gonzalez-Padilla: What in your opinion has been your greatest achievement in your professional fighting career? Noemi Bosques: I've had several! My greatest achievement is to live against the grain as a Latina, single mom, coming from a broken home and still being successful through hard work and vision! Right now I'm currently ranked number 3 in the US and 13 in the world and I have 2 belts- NBA Title and WBU. Jolie Gonzalez-Padilla: What has been your greatest obstacle, and how Y[