Two years ago, 5-year-old Evnika Saadvakass and her father Rustam uploaded a video of her throwing 100 punches in under 2 minutes. The tiny braided girl from Kazakhstan and her fast hands became a viral hit, and the video's notched 2.8 million views on YouTube since.
Now 7-years-old, Saadvakass and her father have a new video, which you can fearfully watch above. She's getting better, which is terrible news for kids who try and cut her on lunch line. Her family's YouTube channel said this about her progress as a fighter:
The first thing that strikes the eye is her improved footwork. Evnika is very confident in the stand up and her striking looks much harder than it used to be. She looks much more concentrated now and it’s clear that boxing for her is not something to please her dad but something she really loves.
"Boxing is not something to please her dad but something she really loves." Hmmmmmmmm. The Daily Mail spoke to Rustam, who was very proud of his daughter and of his own contributions to her fighting abilities. "It’s every child’s right to start training when they’re under five and then use the gained skills for the rest of their life. Actually, this is not a video about sports, but about our parental abilities and things we can give our children today," he said.
Both Evnika and Rustam have put in so much training time so early in her life that should she continue, she'll be way ahead of her future competition's learning curve. We'll see how she feels about boxing when she turns nine. Kids can be fickle.
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[via The Early Lead]
