After four-year hiatus from the sport, addressing anxiety issues, Gonzalez returns to ring stronger than ever and qualifies for the Paris games.
Jajaira Gonzalez, from Glendora, qualified for the U.S. Olympic boxing team in Paris and is scheduled to fight on Saturday. PARIS – Being the only girl in the ring was normal for Jajaira Gonzalez. For a very long time, it was all that she knew.
“Boxing was not something I wanted to pursue, my dad forced me into the sport,” Gonzalez said. “I hated it. I thought boxing was for boys.” After winning in almost every competition she participated in, she used her victories as fuel to follow her dreams and pursue boxing further. In 2021, she decided to join the USA Team.
But in 2018, Gonzalez decided to take a one-year break from boxing to prioritize her mental health. Because of her anxiety, she wound up taking more time away from boxing than she anticipated. After seeing a post on the USA Boxing Instagram account about someone winning a medal in Spain, Gonzalez knew she was meant to be in the ring and reignited her ambition.
Now, she is an advocate that others put themselves first and prioritize mental health over anything that may be in the way. She learned to cope with her anxiety and emerged on the other side stronger in the ring.
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