Given the fact that Amanda Cooper has been competing in combat sports since her pre-teen years, the Michigan native had come to grips with a few fight game certainties. Training was hard. Winning was good. Losing was bad. But between her March 2017 loss to Cynthia Calvillo and her win over Angela Magana last December, she had a revelation that changed everything.
“It’s tough to have losses in your career,” said Cooper. “The more wins you have, the more confidence people have, but I also feel like if they start to lose, they’re not sure of themselves.