And we always tell her - if she even just gets in the ring, she’s won in our eyes.” “She’s so humble, and she was in tears of joy, embracing her opponent afterwards. She’s got all the potential, we want to hone her talent and technique and her mental. “She stopped the other girl after the first minute. Napat with her coach Richard Powers at the Newquay Boxing Academy (Image: Greg Martin / Cornwall Live)

“But as I started doing more classes, I really enjoyed it.”Īfter joining the Newquay club earlier this year, Napat showed her skills to her coaches - and was entered for the England National Schools Championships.Īt the competition, which happened last weekend, she topped the 54-57kg category, winning in little over a minute. I was just getting into it, a bit unsure about boxing. “My dad started boxing years ago,” Napat told CornwallLive. Read: Redruth woman's tribute to 'fighter' husband after agonising cancer battle With her first fight at age ten, a ‘skills bout’, she began training earlier this year at Newquay Boxing Academy under former met police officer - and boxing fanatic - Richard Powers. Napat, who has now shown herself both locally and nationally, picked the sport up just a few years ago. At just 13 years old, just a few dozen kilos in weight, and with a modesty bordering on total shyness, you would be forgiven for not knowing Napat Egan is set to become a national boxing star.

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