From Scared Indian Girl to A National Boxer ft. Mallika Bhatia
She hid her boxing career from her Indian parents for years - until a family group chat gave her away. In this episode of Dirty Brown, host Kriti J sits down with Mallika, a South Asian boxer, to talk about competing in secret, losing the biggest fight of her career at nationals, and why that loss taught her more about self-belief than any win ever did.
In this episode, you'll discover:
How boxing became Mallika's outlet for emotional release and overcoming fear
Why she competed in secret and how her parents actually found out and what happened next
The mental game behind her toughest fight…
The skinny
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