[3] Her father, JR, runs a gym and is a boxing trainer, and in 2015, at age 12, she first began training in the sport with him.
[5] She qualified for the 2020 World Youth Championships in Poland, but did not compete as the games were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
[6] She also competed at a Golden Gloves tournament in 2022 and won the event on her birthday, while being named the competition's best female boxer.
[7] She then competed at the second Olympic Qualification Tournament and won the finals by unanimous decision, making her the eighth and last person to qualify on the U.S. boxing team.
[10] She won in her Olympic debut by split decision (3–2) against Mijgona Samadova of Tajikistan in the round of 16.