Erika Kamimura interview

So with her big fight coming up on Nov. 23 against RENA, Sportsnavi sat down with 18 year old kickboxing phenom Erika Kamimura for an in depth interview. Erika's kickboxing record is 23-1 with 14 KOs. She's a very tiny girl with a lot of power. She started out studying karate as a child and participated in several tournaments. Then she got into kickboxing. She debuted as a semi-pro at age 14 and then turned pro at age 15. Erika says she took off a year of school to train and then went back to school after she became more accomplished. She says she wanted to concentrate on getting really good. She is asked if she trains with men or women. Not surprisingly like a lot of female fighters, she trains with men. Erika says she trains in the morning and then goes for a run after lunch. After a nap, she trains in the afternoon with her Thai boxing coach. She's asked about her left hook as she finishes a lot of fights with it. She says she doesn't work on that more than anything else. Erika says she can KO with her right too. She says her goal is to be the best kickboxer in the world and she feels her confidence is building. She was asked who she studies. She says she likes Buakao. She watches him a lot on Youtube and she also likes 2007 K-1 World Max champ Masato. When asked about her upcoming match against RENA, Erika says she has been very happy with the media coverage. She knows it's her biggest match to date. She is not taking RENA lightly but Erika knows she will win. Erika says her goal is to win this belt and then keep on fighting. Bring 'em on!