This episode of "Not Every Fight Ends at the Bell" features Joanne "Killer Bee" Beck, a fighter from the 2023 The Liberty Bell Brawl event in Philadelphia. Joanne talks about how she first heard about Haymakers from an alumni, and decided to sign up as a way to reconnect with herself and find empowerment after struggling with postpartum depression.

Though training was difficult at first as she worked to regain athletic conditioning post-pregnancy, Joanne persevered with the motivation of honoring her father, who passed away from liver cancer when she was 13. She remembers her father as a fighter in his battle with cancer. During a tough training session, Joanne considered dropping out but her husband encouraged her to keep going.

Joanne discusses her entrance and walkout music containing a quote from the movie "Creed" about fighting with pride for yourself.

(00:14:16) "He was the absolute epitome of a fighter in every sense of the word. And there were so many times across his two diagnoses where he could have just said like, I'm not doing this." - Joanne Beck talking about her father battling cancer

(00:11:21) "He said, Joanne, put your hands up. I am not going to let you sit there and cry. After how hard you've worked and how far you have come, stand up and put your hands up, let's finish this session." - Joanne recounting her husband motivating her to keep training

(00:27:59) "I feel like myself again, and I feel like I tapped into something that I don't want to let go of." - Joanne on rediscovering a part of herself through boxing

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Not Every Fight Ends at the Bell is presented and produced by Haymakers for Hope, in partnership with StudioPod Media. Our producers are former fighters Jordan McMillan and Julian A Lewis II.