(NOV 14) COLORADO SPRINGS,
Colo. (November 14, 2022) – Georgia flyweight Sa’Rai “Warrior
Princess” Brown-El is on a sensational run as she prepares to
compete in the upcoming Youth World Championships, November
14-26, in La Nucia, Spain.
The 17-year-old from Marietta is a three-time National Junior
Olympic champion (2017-19) who has also captured gold medals at
the 2021 USA Boxing Youth National Championships, 2020 USA
Boxing Junior National Championships, 2019 Junior Open and 2019
National PAL, among the many titles she owns.
She got into boxing at the age of 8 in Albany, New York, where
her family was visiting, eventually leading them all to her
uncle’s gym. Her father originally wanted her brothers to box,
but Sa’Rai also wanted to get involved in combat sports. It was
a natural transition for her, who is a legacy boxer because her
father, mother and brothers have all boxed.
“Me and my mom went to find a pair of gloves after we were told
there weren’t any left. I started hitting the bag and then I did
mitts with my uncle. That’s where I fell in love with the sport
and discovered I was naturally born to do this.”
She has excelled in every area on her remarkable roll, which she
will attempt to extend at the Youth World Championships over the
next two weeks.
“I am super pumped and ready to go to Spain for the Youth
Worlds,” the ultra-confident Sa’Rai said. “My mindset is on
gold. My manifestation and hard work will put me in top by the
last day with the gold medal around my neck on that number one
podium. It’s truly a blessing to be representing the USA.
“My biggest challenge is probably myself; boxing is 90-percent
mental, meaning I have to have a mindset that nothing can be
hard enough to stop me from reaching my goals. My short-range
goals, right now, are to win the Youth Worlds and finish out the
year making the Youth High Performance Team. Long range, I’d
say, is to fight in the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Being world
champ, looked up to as an inspiration to all and, most
importantly, having proven to be the most feared female boxer.”
Brown-El believes USA Boxing has helped in terms of working
against other styles at tournaments, in addition to benefiting
from training with her elite stablemates, and under the guidance
of world-class coaches, at the state-of-the-art United States
Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs,
Colorado.
“I can show my skills and have learned many other skills and
drills there (training center) to become a universal boxer,” she
noted. “I’ve been able to go against every style there is in
international fighting and be able to dominate every time. USA
Boxing has taught me very valuable lessons: to be professional,
disciplined and dedicated, because there are a lot of obstacles
that come with it. For me, being professional is the only way to
have a career in this sport.”
Winning at the 2021 National to be part of the 2022 Youth High
Performance Team, thus far, are the highlights of her relatively
young boxing career. To win that gold medal, Sa’Rai explained,
she needed to push through injuries that nearly forced her to
pull out of the tournament.
Brown-El has a high ring IQ. Basically, the sweet science is
about hitting the opponent without getting hit, especially in
Olympic style boxing. Her ring IQ is advanced beyond her years,
using angles, constantly moving, and confusing her opponent with
her evasiveness. And, Brown-El quickly adds, that doesn’t mean
she won’t bang if needed.
“I love representing my country,” she concluded. “I want to show
the world we are the greatest. Team USA will come out on top at
the Youth Worlds. My message for U.S. boxing fans is to keep
watching. The future of boxing is coming in hot!”
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