Before, boxing was something that I did. Now, boxing is who I am.

One of my brothers, Eric, who is one year older than me, was actually the first one to start boxing, and being the youngest sibling, I wanted to do what he did, so I pushed my parents to let me join.

The last Pan Am Games in 2011 was one of the best experiences in my career. It was the first time women's boxing was in the Pan Am Games and any major games, and I had the opportunity to box in the first women's boxing fight and then went on to win gold.

Because I'm in an adult world and I'm really working, my age is just a number. It's not really who I am.

Canada definitely has a strong program in women's boxing, and we're showing that women are capable, not just men.

Now I am older, I understand we have to accept who we are.