Marlen Esparza
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Marlen Esparza
Marlen Esparza is an American boxer. In May 2012, she qualified to compete at the 2012 Olympics, becoming the first American woman to qualify for the Olympics in the first year that women's boxing will be an Olympic event. She won the bronze medal in the women's flyweight division at the 2012 Olympics in London...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth29 July 1989
CountryUnited States of America
fighting feel-good looks
If I look good then I feel good and if I feel good, then I'll fight good.
athlete helping help-me
As an athlete, confidence makes me more competitive and helps me perform better.
fighting sparring-partner years
I used to be so aggressive, but after a while I started learning. It's not that I know how to adapt, but I know all styles of fighting so I can change my style of fighting to whatever it needs to be. That just comes from years of training and a lot of sparring partners.