"I Have Been Winning all My Fights": Teenage Nigerian Girl Turns Boxer after Getting Bullied, Video Goes Viral

• A young female boxer identified as Mistura Idowu has narrated how she discovered her passion as a boxer
• In a recent interview, the young girl recounted how she was constantly bullied by a tout who lived at her area
• In her quest to put an end to the constant bullying, Mistura got into boxing and it soon became her passion

Mistura Idowu is a teenage boxer who is gradually rising to the limelight with her passion for sports.

The talented young boxer has represented Lagos state at a national event and even won gold.

Speaking to Punch about how she started, Mistura recounted how she was bullied by a tout in her street.

According to Mistura, whenever the tout gets angry with someone else, he would call her and transfer the aggression onto her.

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Mistura's father is her coach and motivator

Mistura's father, on his part, said he felt bad whenever his daughter comes home crying because she was bullied.

He said he wanted a strong daughter and being a coach, he decided to train his daughter in boxing as his first female trainee.

Mistura has been winning her fights

The young girl bragged about winning all her fights and bagging gold at a national event held in Lagos.

She also noted that although she still has the accounting profession in mind, boxing will forever remain her passion.

Mistura receives accolades from netizens

Tolani_sucre said:

"Her father made her, and she didn’t mention she want to make her father proud. hmm. It’s well."

Andy.Raji stated:

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"So you don’t want to make your Daddy that train you Proud."

Skeleton_creatives wrote:

"It’s her father that trained her ooo but nah mama she wan make proud. What men face!"

Bigheadolise stated:

"At that age I was an Engineer and Mbappe self still dey learn ball for where I dey. Hope you get what you chasing sha. Cause This soil is dream changing."

Unlimitedeniola reacted:

"I want to make my mama proud ‘what about the papa training you’? See life. I pray she becomes a true champion and conquer."

Olayiderobinson commented:

"I pray for you to grow bigger and international in this profession. Nigeria no go spoil your dream."

Vilavis_homes added:

"Pain is a very powerful tool. Use it positively the sky will be your stepping stone."

Watch the video below:

Little girl beats boy silly in boxing game

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a Nigerian girl who showed off her strength and knocked off a male opponent during a boxing game has come out to speak about herself. The kid said that her name is Maria and she is 12 years old.

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The JSS 3 student stated that she lives in Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos state. The kid, in a video shared on Twitter, said she has many reasons for going into the boxing sport. She named being able to defend herself as one. Maria hopes to take her boxing game to the next level.

According to the 12-year-old kid, her father and grandfather were boxers during their young days. She said that if anybody wants to help her, they could contact her dad, grandpa, or Olaitan Makanaki who shared the video on Twitter.

Source: Legit.ng