Meet the 7-year-old boxing sensation from Kazakhstan
Being able to spend hours in the gym with your dad can mean developing skills well before other kids your age. That's the case for 7-year-old Evnika Saadvakass of Khazakstan, the daughter of pro boxing trainer Rustam Saadvakass. Her dad posted a YouTube video of the pint-sized boxing star earlier this week, two years after her first video went viral.
Working with her dad is clearly paying off – her footwork is spot-on, and she has faster hands than some professionals. Her dad says many of his clients are jealous of her speed.
"Evnika is very confident in the stand up and her striking looks much harder than it used to be. She looks much more concentrated now and it’s clear that boxing for her is not something to please her dad but something she really loves," he writes on YouTube.
Danielle Elliot is a writer for Yahoo Sports. Contact her at delliot@yahoo-inc.com or find her on Twitter and Facebook.
