Jade Jones on boxing switch: 'I have to pull myself back'

Jade Jones says she must remind herself to enjoy her boxing journey despite becoming fully absorbed in the sport. The Olympic taekwondo champion turned professional fighter spoke about balancing ambition with perspective.

“I have to pull myself back sometimes because although I am one-tracked minded, and all-in to boxing now and wanting to be the best, I came into this wanting a new challenge and wanting to enjoy it and to see where it goes”

— Jade Jones, via BBC Sport

What Jade Jones said

Jones moved into boxing after retiring from taekwondo, where she won two Olympic gold medals. She has been training as a professional boxer and adjusting to the demands of a new combat discipline. The transition marks a shift from elite-level taekwondo to learning the fundamentals of a different sport.

What it moves

Jones is managing the intensity of her new career while preserving the enjoyment that drew her to boxing. Her comments suggest she is finding her feet in the professional ranks without losing sight of why she made the switch. The balance she describes will likely shape how she approaches future bouts.

Source: bbc.com. Full Jade Jones fight history and recent news at boxingnews.com.