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Twelve lessons from boxer Nouchka Fontijn

How do you move on after the world title is taken away from you? How do you learn to perform under the immense pressure of top-level sport? And how do you become the first Dutch female boxer at the Olympic Games? Nouchka Fontijn shares raw experiences and anecdotes for everyone with ambitions in life.

Nouchka Fontijn takes you on a journey through the boxing ring and life

In Falling and hitting back, Nouchka takes you on a journey through the boxing ring in twelve rounds. In the fourteen years that Nouchka boxed, she won and lost, but above all: learned a great deal. The lessons she learned are not limited to the physical fight: she also learned to become better in life. Boxing is taking a beating and giving it back. Boxing is getting to know yourself, but also the other. Boxing is focusing, dealing with pressure and setbacks; learning to get back up when you fall.

For everyone with ambitions in life

The similarities between boxing and life are endless and that makes the lessons learned very valuable for everyone. This book is a mix of raw experiences and anecdotes, coupled with themes that can provide a lot of inspiration for anyone with ambitions in life. This book gives you concrete tools to face your own challenges and knock out obstacles in life.

Nouchka Fontijn (1987) is the first Dutch female boxer to have been to the Olympic Games. She won silver (2016) and bronze (2021). Nouchka was in the boxing ring for fourteen years and boxed a total of 180 matches.

After ending her boxing career in 2021, she participated in the television programs Special Forces VIPS and Expeditie Robinson . These impressive experiences have also found a place in this work. For a number of years, Nouchka has been on a completely different stage, where she shares her learned lessons and experiences with the business community and other organizations.