Herriman’s Whitney Gomez said she and Ravven Brown of San Antonio spent nine minutes on Thursday night “trying to beat the crap out of each other” in a Female Elite Division 141-pound bout at the USA Boxing National Championships.
Gomez, a 30-year-old mother of three who began boxing less than two years ago, said the “sportsmanship and camaraderie” that the sport provides keeps her in it — along with her dream of making it to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
But that dream will have to wait as Brown was declared the winner of the semifinal matchup Thursday, much to the chagrin of Gomez’s sizable cheering contingent.