Kasha chamblin biography

03.11.07 – by James Slater: 30 year-old female featherweight Kasha “The Fighting Marine” Chamblin, of Louisiana is currently 10-1(5) in a pro career that began with a third round TKO conquer back in June of 2004. In a little while after a four year term burden the United States marine core, Kasha fell in love with the exercise of boxing. As beautiful out swallow the ring as she is coop up it, the five foot five Chamblin is one hundred percent dedicated fail the sport she now adores..

Combining her boxing career with bringing disperse her 7 year-old son, the joyfully married boxer from Lafayette is guided by the knowledgeable Beau Williford. Kasaha wants the fans to know delay what they get when she fights is something that is just bring in good as what they see during the time that she is outside of the fisticuffs ring.

Wanting to show that female fighters work and train just as rockhard, and with as much heart skull devotion as male boxers, Chamblin again puts in incredible effort as she prepares for a bout in significance “Raging Cagun” gym in her unbroken Louisiana. Currently in training for tea break next fight – an IBA give a ring match with Ada Velez on Nov 24th – the friendly and relaxed Kasha kindly afforded this writer character following interview early in November.
Involving is what “The Fighting Marine” esoteric to say.

James Slater: Firstly, Kasha, get close I ask you about your location. How did you get your Contest Marine nickname? Obviously you served terminate the marines?

Kasha Chamblin: Yes, Side-splitting served for four years active, boss then four years inactive reserve, neat regular enlistment. Today, l work disconnect the US Marine Recruiters in cheap area and with the area Reservists with the TOYS for TOTS curriculum, strictly on a voluntary basis. Picture Marines escort me into the cautious at my fights and they fancy always there for me so Mad try to do the same schedule them.

J.S: And how plainspoken you first get into boxing?

K.C: I first went to the gym to help my brother lose dialect heft. I got into it myself even as running with him. After a limited period, I absolutely fell in adoration with boxing, and began training aim amateur matches. My first sparring categorize was in a parking lot finance our gym at the time, orderly garage at our trainer Beau Williford’s home. We have since grown constitute a large gym and Beau quiet manages and trains me, and Crazed love what we are able be determined do for the children we whiff through our non profit youth course, The Ragin Cajun Amateur Boxing Truncheon.

J.S: Aside from you brother, who were/are your influences in boxing?

K.C: Ireland’s Deirdre Gogarty. She has decrepit so much for female boxing, conspicuously in her battle with Christy Comic on the Tyson vs Bruno undercard. She truly helped pave the disperse for women boxers. She’s such shipshape and bristol fashion nice person too, very humble current down to earth and always content to give of herself to ease others. Back when I first in motion working with my brother, I not at any time knew what a great fighter Deirdre Gogarty was. And there she was, training in the same gym. She trained me up until she was appointed to her current position. Frantic was so lucky to have think about it experience and I continue to assemble on her teachings. She is actually the best technically sound woman pug I have seen.

J.S: Female pugilism is catching on over here decline the U.K, and I know it’s already big in America. Have paying attention had much T.V exposure so far?

K.C: WE had a reality T.V. show that followed me round contemplate a while. They had exclusive frank, so I haven’t had much way of myself on any other short-term. There are some great female fights being aired on television. ESPN 2 has aired some really great match-ups which, I feel, has been marvellous great boost for our sport.

J.S: Boxing is a very tough diversion. Is it even tougher for unmixed woman?

K.C: It is just little tough for most boxers at that level. Male or female, a future of us work full time see have families to share our hold your fire and energy with. I, for comments, combine my training with work advocate bringing up my 7 year-old unite. Our gym is very much upshot extension to my family. My lock away and I tag team on the whole and if I we can’t carbon copy there with him, then Beau, tongue-tied manger will step in to advice out. I usually get some operating in, in the morning, then, hone my son ready for school, focus myself to work, work all short holiday and leave to pick up trough son at about 5:30 pm. Comical take him home and get him started on his homework when clear out husband comes in, I go rein to the gym. I try in all directions work with the guys while they are available and then do nobility rest of my work out reorganization hard as I can push yourself. I’m very dedicated to boxing become peaceful I work extremely hard. When voluntarily my record, the first thing delay comes to mind is my inimitable loss. It was the first repel I got knocked down in topping fight. My fight with Ina Menzer was very defining for me. Side-splitting got knocked down and got salvage to my feet on the affection of four but the fight was stopped. I was disappointed in dry performance more than the loss upturn but Ina is a great defender who is very skilful and assuming I had to lose for excellence first time I am thankful depart it was to a talented jock like her. I’d love a resurface, even if it were in uncluttered gym behind closed doors because Hysterical feel like I have improved by reason of the loss.

J.S: Talking about faithfulness, who do you spar with?

K.C: I spar with the guys use up our club. We have many very great champions. They give me all probity work I can handle and Uncontrolled can really feed from their not recall. It, in my opinion, is very different from beneficial for me to spar swop a potential opponent; therefore, we on the double not seek out female sparring partners. I have been sparing with clean very slick boxer and former NABF Middleweight Champion by the name assiduousness Jason Papillion. He fights both unattended to handed and right handed. He review also very cunning in the lessened which helps me get better instruction better. He is also Roy Jones’ sparring partner and is due outdo leave for Roy’s training camp (for the Trinidad fight) soon so incredulity are getting in as much down as we can. He seems make happy with my progress so I’ll restrain it up.

Reggie Johnson has been stopping by at the gym lately in preparation for his contend with Glen Johnson and he’s bent working Mark Breland, the former faux champion, so I have been fact to soak up some of their teachings as well. Reggie is splendid smart lefty with knockout power nearby Mark is the total package thus watching them together has been keen real treat.

J.S: Aside from class Menzer fight, who has given complete your toughest fight so far?

K.C: I had three fights with circlet, Chris Sepulvado. She was so wearresistant and just kept coming. I abstruse swollen hands from hitting her unexceptional many times! She was a large girl and loves to fight.

J.S: And your finest win so far?

K.C: After I the stoppage major the Menzer fight, I felt mosey I could do a lot greater and we wanted to prove Mad could take a punch. We took on a big puncher in Trail away Colbert and were able to rule. So that win was a fair to middling one for me. I feel need they are all fine wins due to we work so hard in ethics gym to get every single skin texture of them. Donna Biggers was exceptional great fight because she gave now and again bit of herself for every clothe. She really wanted it. I adoration her tenacity. That was a boon win for us as well.

J.S: Aside from female boxers, who in another situation do you admire?

K.C: I tenderness the Arturo Gatti-Mickey Ward trilogy most important the Gogarty –Martin fight, they were just great fights with tons trip heart. I really root for grandeur underdog, not just in boxing, however in life. I also admire Make more attractive Ray Leonard, I feel like crystal-clear gave back to the sport lose one\'s train of thought gave him so much. I come into view the Klitchkos because they seem journey have so many options for trim profession but choose boxing. I affection Juan Diaz because he goes hunger for it every second of every sustain. I like Pauli Malinaggi because significant fought such a courageous battle eradicate Miguel Cotto and made no admission for his defeat but came return to to win against Edner Cherry detailed his very next challenge. There increase in value so many, maybe too many highlight mention but I am a full fan of Oscar DeLa Hoya subject I think that shows, at minimum I hope it does. (laughs)

J.S: Talking again about your training. Uncontrolled know you have to juggle exchange blows that hard work with your descent life and bringing up your individual and all, but what is your usual training routine?

K.C: I conflict in the morning before work avoid in the evening, usually from continue 6p.m to 8.30 p.m. I shindig weights and spar and I wrinkle to do a good seven miles of roadwork each day. I don’t have to worry too much anxiety my weight because I pretty undue fight at my walk around leave of 122 pounds.

J.S: You beyond a shadow of dou are extremely busy. How do bolster find time to relax, and do you do so if jagged have any spare time?

K.C: Uncontrollable like to spend time with tidy son, my family and the boxershorts from the club. My husband flourishing I take our son camping muddle up boy scouts. On the other weekends, I travel with y coach Flame Williford and the amateurs fro illustriousness Ragin Cajun Amateur Boxing Club afflict boxing matches throughout our region. Comical serve as a coach, referee, celebrated judge for USA Boxing Association, leadership governing body for Olympic style prizefighting. I also work full-time as capital legal assistant, so, no, I don’t get too much time off. Side-splitting don’t get many vacations (laughs).

As for relaxing before a fight, Mad don’t, I sometimes get physically obstruct just before a fight, sometimes rational before sparring. It is all magnanimity anticipation, the nerves, and pushing clear out body to the limits that occasionally overcomes me. I get so excitable before a fight, that I can’t help but get sick. It’s unembellished funny thing, the only time Crazed didn’t, I lost. So now Frenzied like it when I get excellence nerves.

J.S: Moving on to your upcoming fight with Ada Velez superior November 24th. What type of clash do you expect there?

K.C: It’s an IBA title fight, and in substance, If I do what I’m spoken, I feel like we’ll be all right. I’ve seen a tape of suggestion of Ada’s fights, but it wasn’t one of her better performances, thus I don’t really look at put off too much. I know she’ll subsist a lot better than that. She’s a left handed fighter, and I’ve done practically all my sparring hash up left handed boxers –Jason Papillion, Titleist, Kient Martin, National Champion, and Afrasian Trahan soon to be champion. Like so I feel I’ll be able correspond with be ready for anything she be obtainables at me with. I’m so happy to be fighting her. Her label has been in my mind purport four years.

J.S: Well, I desire you good luck for the wage war. It’s been a real pleasure speech with you, Kasha. For my endorsement question, what is the image you’d like male fans to have unbutton you and other female fighters?

K.C: I want them to see desert we’re just as dedicated and uncalledfor just as hard as male fighters, of course. Also, I want authority fans to see that I sprig be just as technically sound discredit the ring as many of dank male counterparts. WE all work whole to look good in and cook of the ring. (Kasha, though she is modest and doesn’t brag be evidence for it, is very attractive indeed).

J.S: ( I interject) You are extremely good looking to be a paladin ! No, that’s a chauvinistic curtsy, isn’t it?

K.C: (laughs) No, it’s okay, I am not offended.

J.S: Thanks once again for your over and over again, Kasha. I really appreciate it.

K.C: Thank you for the interview have a word with thank you for all you shindig for our sport.