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Boxing instructor aims for international gold medal
TOM DEHART
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Mioshia "Yosh" Wagoner practices at Title Boxing Club in Lawrence. Wagoner was the United States Women's Boxing Campion in 2008.
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For some University of Kansas students and Lawrence residents, stringing together combinations on hanging heavy, stuffed black bags is a good way to get in shape. For Mioshia Wagoner, a boxing instructor and trainer at Lawrence's Title Boxing Club, located at 1520 Wakarusa Dr., boxing is more than that — it's a part of her larger life goals.
Wagoner, who is more wellknown by her nickname "Yosh," has come close to receiving an international gold medal before. In 2008, Wagoner was the United States Women's Boxing Champion, but at the Women's World Boxing Championship in Ningbo, China, she received a silver medal after being defeated by Tang Jieli of China in the light heavyweight division. Now, she's working her way back toward another chance at international success.
"I think, if anything, this has really been a challenge for me," Wagoner said. "I've never really had anything that challenged me this way, and
you know, being at the level [where I was] going to China in 2008; and kind of falling short with a silver medal. It's always been something where I really want to go back and see if I can do something with it again."
After stepping away from boxing for a bit, Wagoner has been working over the last six months to get back into shape. She's lost weight, dropping down a couple classes and is now sitting at around 130 pounds. It's a weight class she says she wants to be competing at in the future.
"This time I really wanted to put my all into it, actually focus on it and train as hard as I could," Wagoner said. "It's been a process, but for me it's like I've never seen my full potential. So right now, [with] this kind of being my last shot to do something with boxing, I'm trying to do as much as I can."
Wagoner isn't the only female boxer in Lawrence though. A number of female University students have taken her classes when looking for a workout opportunity and one has even begun to train for a tournament at the
end of this approaching summer.
Emma Halling, a junior from Hays who attends Wagoner's classes at Title Boxing and also trains personally with her at Haskell University, is preparing for the Golden Gloves Tournament in August.
"She makes boxing really fun and approachable, especially as a woman," Halling
did. "You see Manny Pacquiao and stuff on TV and you think, 'There's no way I can do that.'"
Other students, like Subha Upadhyayula, a junior from Leawood, box for a good workout that involves less running and provides a little more variety than traditional workouts. After taking Wagoner's boxing classes last year, she's begun to work out as early as 6 a.m.
"She makes her workouts really hard, but she changes them and modifies them to fit your needs," Upadhyayula said. "That's what I like about her, she's not discouraging at all. If anything, she is probably one of the most encouraging people that I know."
Edited by Callan Reilly
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