Kina goals between now and 2004 are quite simple. She plans to compete at least 12-18 times a year and enter to win the US Nationals, US Golden Gloves Nationals as well as the World Championships beginning next year as a flyweight. I feel that by the time the Olympics come in 2004 that I'll need at least 75 fights to be my best. I don't care where the fights are or who they're against. I'll fight anyone in my weight class or anyone close to it.
International experience is another part that is necessary to win at the Olympic level.
But to say this woman is a fine example of what the sport of women's boxing represents probably best sums it up. Kina is a fighter of the heart. To be a champion, Muhammad Ali once said, you have to know in your heart that you are a champion and then show the world what's there inside your heart. Kina Elyassi carries her heart on her sleeve and the love she has for women's boxing is beating very strongly inside it. All rights reserved.