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Local talented female boxer, Lexus Ramirez, takes yet another step towards competing in 2024 Paris Olympic Games
In March, she was assured of that Olympic Trials spot when the 110-pound elite division boxer won her weight qualifiers in Detroit, Michigan. “She actually won her weight to the Olympic Qualifiers for Paris and the Olympic games,” said her mother, Yaneth Ramirez, perhaps her daughter’s biggest booster, and dad, Alvaro.
“She will be going to Lafayette, Louisiana, in December for a shot at (a spot) on the Olympic team,” said her proud mother.”
Lexus likes to keep her dreams within the family. Her boxing coach just so happens to be her uncle, Flavio Perez, who has been a big part of the local youngster’s success in the ring. When she’s not sparring, Lexus attends West Hills College Lemoore.
“We’ve already accepted the invitation to Lafayette,” said Mom, who is looking forward to the trip. “Her dream was always to try out and go to the Olympic Games.”
Avenal’s Jose Ramirez from Avenal, a top-notch professional fighter now, was the latest local athlete to attend the Olympic Games.
“I felt I had accomplished something in my life for me and my coaches,” said Lexus when contacted by The Leader. “I’m very happy for me and my family and my coaches. I’m thankful for all their sacrifices to see me succeed, especially my uncle and dad.”
Her uncle and coach, Perez, himself a former boxer, coaches her niece, and judging by the results, he seems to know what he’s doing. Lexus told The Leader last year that she watched her cousins' box as an eight-year-old and decided she wanted to do that.
And she’s been doing it well ever since, and she can taste the Olympic glory. “I want to try and make the team,” she said in a previous article in The Leader. “ And she intends to keep working hard in pursuit of that goal.
“Boxing is hard, and you must be dedicated to it,” she told The Leader. “Especially if you’re a female boxer.”
Lexus said she has big dreams. Her intense training keeps her focused, and winning comes naturally by keeping her edge and focus. And she works hard, helped out by a family that believes in her ability and desire to capture Olympic Gold.
Her Olympic goal is no false dream. The talented young lady won a coveted gold medal in last year’s Junior Olympics Festival, held in Wichita, Kansas.
