Boxing for the 26-year-old Samargis, who lives in Twin Falls, is a real family affair. She’s trained by her husband, Jason, and their two sons, Skyler Bellus (11) and Riley Marovich (8), are in USA Boxing. Skyler, trong thực tế, has competed in several tournaments in which his mother also fought.
“Tôi tham gia quyền anh chỉ như một hình thức giảm cân,” Kendra giải thích. “Chồng tôi đã là huấn luyện viên quyền anh trong nhiều năm và anh ấy vẫn có đầy đủ các thiết bị của mình. Chúng tôi thiết lập nó trong nhà để xe của mình và bắt đầu đào tạo. Lúc đầu, bắt đầu là điều tồi tệ nhất mà tôi từng làm. Số lượng sức chịu đựng, sức chịu đựng, và sức mạnh mà tôi cần có là không thực. Từ từ theo thời gian, tôi giảm cân khủng khiếp, 73-chính xác là cân, và tôi yêu thích môn thể thao này.
“Tôi luôn hỏi cảm giác như thế nào khi được chồng tôi huấn luyện. Tôi luôn nói rằng tôi có một vũ khí bí mật, một người ở trong góc của tôi, người muốn tôi thành công giống như tôi và hỗ trợ tôi trong suốt. Ngoài ra, trong thời gian chúng tôi tham dự các giải đấu, Tôi không bao giờ cô đơn vào đêm trước một cuộc chiến lớn và nếu tôi cần một cuộc nói chuyện nhỏ, anh ấy ở ngay đó. Hiện nay, my sons competing with me, tốt, that’s a different story. Being on the outside of the ring while my boys are competing is by far harder than any fight I have ever had. My mom-side definitely kicks in. Vào cuối ngày, tuy nhiên, I know how well trained they are, and I have to trust that. I don’t work their corners because that’s too close. I would throw in the towel every time. I have to be in the stands.”
Kendra and both of her sons will be competing in Shreveport this year, despite having to train during the COVID-19 pandemic to prepare for the first national tournament of the year in the United States.
“Training during the pandemic has been a blessing for me,” Kendra said. “We now own a gym in town. Như vậy, during the times we had to close our doors, chồng tôi, kids and I were able to keep up with our training regimen. I learned so much during this time. We were actually able to slow things down and work on so many things that get overlooked. We are also very lucky to live in a small town, we only had to keep our gym closed for two months and we’ve been up and running since. I could only image how hard it must be for so many people during these times. We were very blessed to have a gym to get us through.”
Currently ranked No. 10 tại 152 pounds and No. 5 tại 165, Kendra’s highlights thus far are winning gold medals at the 2019 Eastern Elite Qualifier and 2018 Găng tay vàng quốc gia giải đấu.
An aggressive boxer who throws punches in bunches, Samargis believes she’s made dramatic improvement in the past years. She admittedly changed many different parts of her game, focusing more on movement, foot and head placements.
Sau cùng, she wants to capture top honors at multiple national tournaments, starting with this year’s Nationals Championship, and eventually turn pro to shoot for a world title. Đối với doanh nghiệp, tuy nhiên, she’s all in for the Nationals.
“I am my biggest competition for this year’s National Championships,” she concluded. “Every day I want to be the best version of myself and every day I wake up to the haunting possibility I could fall back into the person that I used to be. I have to go to war everyday with myself to keep this person at bay. All of the hours of training, nutrition and mental preparation helps me accomplish this. Every day I can continue to be the best version of myself, focusing only on getting better, then who I compete against won’t matter.
“I am beyond ready and excited for the National Championships this year. With the world coming to a halt this will be my first tournament of the year. I am ready to get back in the ring. Medaling will give me another national title under my belt and sharpen my resume for when I turn pro.”
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