Empowering Women

Ket’s highlight another extraordinary Canadian woman in boxing, Yvette Raposo.

Yvette is former boxing champion and award-winning speaker, Yvette has shifted roles over time from inside the gym, to the front of boardrooms and classrooms, to standing center ring in sporting arenas. In 2018, she became the first professional female boxing ring announcer in Canada, officially marking her as a national trailblazer.

Yvette just recently won the 2023 Women’s Empowerment Award for the work she is currently doing at the University of Toronto to implement the first of its kind boxing movement and mindset program for women, now heading into its’ 10th semester!

Yvette believes more than ever that teaching young women boxing movements to develop a fighter’s mindset is the key to inspiring the next generation to lead with purpose, power and passion.

Yvette is a true inspiration to young women in our community and abroad. We are lucky to call her a friend.