Boxing helped Andrea Moore overcome a lot of obstacles in her life — and that’s why she loves the sweet science.
The 29-year-old fighter, who resides in Rossville, was born deaf and was bullied growing up.
She turned to boxing at the age of 14 as a way to channel her anger from constantly being picked on.
“I had anger problems and my parents saw me hold my own whenever I played rough with the boys so they heard about this gym and brought me there,” explained Moore. “It instantly lit up a soul I didn’t know I had. Letting it all out by hitting the bag.
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