Do You Have What It Takes to be a UCA Champion?

Written by UCA Jr Welterweight Champion Shant Sheklanian

Everyone with the fortitude to lace up gloves and enter the ring to compete has within themselves the potential to become a champion. The difference between those that achieve their goals and those that fall short is the willingness to expose oneself to an extreme amount of demands, usually in the form of punishment in the gym. This is where the fight is won. The physical, emotional and mental groundwork for success is a time tested formula in which shortcuts have no place. Being determined and accountable to yourself and your team are the prerequisites to taking that walk to the ring with a head held high and a chest full of confidence. When you step through those ropes, you know in your heart if you did what is necessary to put out, to give the best of yourself, to leave it all in the ring. Champions are not made by accident. Champions don’t just show up on fight night. Champions are fight night. Not everyone has what it takes to be a UCA champion. Do you?