"This is the only fitness that has worked. That is why I first came here - to get fit and to try boxing."
Like a lot of her friends at the club, she has been training twice a day nearly every day to prepare for her fight.
Fellow Kawerau fighter, and mother of four, Aroha Murray said the boxing club had become a second home.
"Instead of moping at home and being a stress bag I come here and it is a stress release. It is a second home," she said.
"I have four kids and they all come here [with me] and play with the other kids."
Murray said their trainer Warwick Godfery had got them onboard to fight this Thursday.
"We just trained here and Warwick said 'you are going to fight'. There was no option," she said with a laugh.
"You can't say no, or else he will turn up at your house and toot the horn to get you to come along."
Of the 14 fighters taking part on Thursday night, eight are from Kawerau. Other fighters are also coming from Rotorua, Opotiki and Whakatane.
Trainer Godfery said the fight night would be great to watch and all the girls taking part were top athletes and well trained.
"They know how to box properly, unlike some of the other Fight for Life events that make a mockery of my sport."
Godfery said there was a great message behind the event as well.
He said a lot of the fighters juggle busy lives or difficult situations but still work hard for what they want to achieve.
"They are good role models for other girls in our community. They have come from those same backgrounds and are rising above."
He said the message was not just about boxing but also about looking to succeed in whatever you put your mind to.
Community groups in Kawerau have got behind the event, including Te Wananga o Aotearoa, Tuwharetoa Ki Kawerau Hauora and Manna Support Services.
Tickets are still on sale.
