Stacey was brought up at her family boxing gym and spent many happy hours down there from a young age learning how to box, and she would happily spar with the boys not knowing any different.
It was only as she got older, she was made aware how unusual her passion for boxing was. She’d wanted to take boxing to the next level, but because boxing was illegal for women, she had to put her dream on hold and instead decided to follow her other passion, football.
In 2017 Stacey has had the opportunity to turn professional and she has decided to go for it. You can learn more about her reasons why, her motivations and who she wants to inspire.
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Show notes
Catching up with Stacey
Deciding to turn professional
Not being motivated by money
Dealing with injury
Putting on weight and being out of shape
Having her spirit crushed and needing a big goal to motivate her
Her reasons of why she wanted to turn pro
Getting a 2nd degree chemical burn and not being helped
Dealing with the pain
Having her dreams crushed
Having pictures taken to help her remember what she was feeling
Flying the flag for girls in her sport
Coming from a boxing family
Getting her fire back for boxing
Training with her coach Blaine
Her first fight.. coming up on May 27th
Dealing with Trolls on Twitter
Messages of support and why it’s making a difference
Dealing with Piers Morgan on twitter
Empowering each other
New trailer about her Fathers life - One Punch The Eddie Copeland Story
Championing other women
You can also listen to Stacey on the Tough Girl Podcast as she shares more of her story and journey into boxing