Brenda Hernandez

{"type"=>"root", "children"=>[{"type"=>"paragraph", "children"=>[{"type"=>"text", "value"=>"San Diego, California native Brenda Hernandez Cardenas provides extensive defensive seasoning and slick technical reflexes to the lower weight classes for Phoenix Fury. A highly active right-handed competitor, the 30-year-old super bantamweight possesses excellent lateral mobility and a sturdy protective shell that disrupts incoming trajectories inside the pocket. Her tactical depth and ring intelligence ensure the franchise maintains a highly composed, veteran point-earning presence to handle complex division assignments."}]}, {"type"=>"paragraph", "children"=>[{"type"=>"text", "value"=>""Brenda Hernandez, I’am 30 years old , and a mother of a 10 year old girl. I grew up in South East San Diego, California. I grew up in the hood where everyone tries to make it out but become a statistic blaming it on how they were raised. My goal is to inspire other woman and prove anything is possible. I’ve always had an interest in boxing but I was told by my parents it was a man’s sport. That’s what stopped me from doing the sport at a young age. On my Junior year of high school a friend of mine invited me to check out the boxing gym he was attending. I went and discovered that I really liked the sport and I gave it a try. I wasn’t competing when I join(I did not join the competition team as I was not training consistently), I was just training I was always on and off training. Next thing you know I had my daughter, so I decided to join back again in boxing (I met my fiancée and we had our daughter). (Having a child made me self cautious and made me feel insecure). I had insecurities of my looks having a baby your body changes( A woman’s body changes so I started boxing again as a hobby). So at first it was just a hobby. Until coach Angel told me if I ever thought of competing I was like “well if the opportunity present itself yeah why not”. So I started training hard started getting discipline. In my amateur boxing I went from a record 11-2. I remember coach angel telling I had the potential to be a professional boxer and do something with my boxing. Now (Now here I am following my dream of becoming a professional boxer despite my parents telling me it was a man’s sport) here from my parents telling me it’s a men sport, from being told I can’t do it to now being a professional boxer and now following my dream. I have the support of my fiancé and my daughter, my coaches that have believed in me since day one. I had a lot of obstacles in my life that were hard but I kept going in life, going thru a lot of bad stuff got me at a point (that I wanted to give up)to give up always mad at the w...""}]}]}