A supporter’s fight for Emme and pediatric cancer with Cara Goodwin

Not Every Fight Ends at the Bell

This episode of Not Every Fight Ends at the Bell features Cara Goodwin, who is currently training to compete in the Bells of the Brawl 10 charity boxing event on October 12th, 2022. Cara started boxing in 2017 as an outlet during a stressful time in her life. She was originally drawn to Haymakers because it looked challenging and fun. More recently, Cara was inspired to compete after a friend's young daughter was diagnosed with a rare form of pediatric brain cancer.

Cara has been training remotely between North Carolina and Massachusetts. She discusses the ups and downs of training, especially balancing it with work and family obligations, but says having a purpose makes her not want to quit. Her main motivation is raising money for pediatric cancer research, especially for her friend's daughter Emme who is battling choroid plexus carcinoma.

Notable moments:

(11:13) "If you have a cause that gives you purpose. You won't quit.”

(12:19) "The amount of personal growth from it for me has been well worth the journey and then some in terms of just challenging myself to do things that I didn't know I could."

(15:14) "You have an opportunity to make a difference. I think when people find out like you're actually fighting somebody else to raise funds, they're like, oh, you know, wow."

(19:34) "It's you against you most of the time, which is another, another challenging aspect of it."

(23:39) "I work really freaking hard. I do, like, every damn day I'm out there, like, regardless of how I'm feeling."

(27:20) "My hope for Fight Night is just to enjoy it, to take it all in. We've worked so hard and now it's like at the pinnacle, and just trying to remember what I know, what I've learned."

(29:51) "If you have a purpose behind this cause and have been impacted by cancer and you're also not afraid to commit to something that's going to be really challenging, but really, really rewarding. Do it."

Resource Links:

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Haymakers for Hope is an official 501(c)(3) charity organization that gives you the opportunity to fight back against cancer. They also have charity bibs for races all across the country and host charity golf tournaments.

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.