Like many of her Team USA teammates, in addition to opponents from all over the world, Roma hopes she can parlay an impressive performance in Buenos Aires to improve her chances to eventually qualify for the 2020 Olympics in Japan.

“The Youth Olympics is the biggest thing in my career because I hope to compete in the 2020 Olympiade,” Martinez said. “The Youth Olympics is almost as big as the Olympics, only younger athletes compete. I take things one day at a time, but I do have goals to make the Olympics, win a gold medal, and then turn pro and win a world title.

“This is my last youth competition. This December I will move up to Elite Division. There will be a difference in age (of her opponents) and more international competition, but I need that experience to reach my goals.”

Roma, Sie sagt, is a technical boxer who occasionally brings pressure. Her favorite boxer is the great “Zucker” Ray Leonard and she looks up to Nicola Adams (2012 & 2016 Olympic gold medalist from Great Britain) und Mikaela Mayer (2016 USA Olympian). Roma has taken advantage of sparring sessions with Adams and Mayer, beziehungsweise, in Houston and Colorado Springs.

Martinez believes female boxing is on the upswing and she looks forward to its future. “The more top female boxers will mean bigger things for us,” Martinez fügte hinzu, “Wir werden mehr Fernsehzeit bekommen und mehr Geld verdienen.”

Roma schreibt USA Boxing zu, dass sie gelernt hat, diszipliniert zu sein, und sie ist dankbar für das hervorragende Coaching, das sie erhalten hat. Martinez plant, in Zukunft viel zu reisen und wenn sie ihren Abschluss in Betriebswirtschaft macht, Roma ist entschlossen, es zu ihrem Vorteil zu nutzen, ein Restaurant besitzen und, möglicherweise, ein Fitnessstudio, damit sie im Boxen bleiben kann, nachdem sie ihre Handschuhe die Straße hinunter aufgehängt hat.