Kovaleva Ekaterina: Amazon from Mogilev

Female single combats in the minds of many fans are still something exotic and frivolous. However, today's girl fighters prove to everyone that they are able to give themselves to their favorite business as seriously as their male counterparts. One of the brightest and most effective athletes in the world of martial arts is Ekaterina Kovaleva, a fighter in spirit and in the ring. The two-meter beauty strikes men with her irresistible appearance, and rivals in the ring with high-kicks of incredible power.

In the gloves of the elder brother

Kovaleva Ekaterina, whose biography could have been formed in another way, was born in the Belarusian Mogilev in an ordinary family. Like most ordinary parents, Katya's dad and mother were horrified to represent their daughter, who received blows in the ring.

However, Kovaleva was an energetic and restless girl, constantly getting into fights with the boys. It was necessary to direct the flow of aggression in the right direction, and Katya was given to the acrobatics section.

Such a peaceful sport was boring for an indomitable girl, she often borrowed her brother's boxing gloves and worked out her own strokes.

Finally, the parents reconciled with Katya's perseverance and took her to the Karate section, where her first mentor was the authoritative coach Vladimir Tarasenko, whom Kovalev Catherine still remembers with great warmth.

She was not limited to narrow karate frames and studied in parallel kickboxing, muay thai, and taekwondo.

From Belarus to Bahrain

A tall, well-built girl became a victim of the power of her blows. In 2011, after a powerful kick, she felt a severe pain in the shin. After the injury, Kovaleva Catherine even decided to for some time to engage with professional sports in order to recover and recover.

Just at that moment, an offer came from friends to coach at a major fitness center in Bahrain. The girl packed her things and went to the sunny emirate.

For a short time Kovaleva Catherine earned the reputation of a strict and demanding instructor. Her classes were even visited by the cousins of the ruler of the country. Local specialists were too sensitive to the monarchs and were afraid to exercise strictness and discipline. However, the independent Belarusian was not afraid of anyone and from the very beginning announced that there was only one master in the hall - the coach.

Authority, a good source of earnings - all this made Kovalev Catherine, but the boring life of a fitness instructor did not suit a war girl. After recovering from injury, she began to glance in the direction of the ring, waiting for suggestions.

Champion

In a big sport Catherine Kovaleva, kickboxing for which was not a curiosity, returned almost by accident. In 2015, the Belarusian team was sent to the World Cup in Serbia, but in the heaviest weight category there was a shortage, and a vacant offer was offered to a brunette bored with boredom in hot Bahrain. The girl even agreed to pay the ticket to Belgrade and back from her pocket.

Preparation for the competition took a few days, Catherine had to drop an extra 7 kg of weight, but at the start of the tournament she came in full combat readiness.

Kovaleva Catherine, bored with the present case, fought with all her heart, putting incredible power into her blows. Especially spectacular were her crowning high kicks - kicks in the head. Without any problems, she reached the semifinals, where she was waiting for new tests. One of her blows fell in defense of her opponent, and Kovaleva Catherine aggravated her old injury. The doctors of the team persuaded her to withdraw from the competition, but the inflexible girl on anesthetizing injections went to the decisive battle.

Her rival was experienced Natalia Yurchenko from Russia, but that evening Kovaleva was uncontrollable and in a bitter struggle still took the champion title.

The Conquest of the States

Catherine decided not to limit herself to performances in kickboxing and decided to also participate in the World Muaythai Championship held in Sweden. However, in its weight category there were no rivals, the Belarusian athlete was the only one who appeared in the category over 75 kg.

Disappointed Catherine went to disperse in the US, where she received an offer of cooperation with local clubs of mixed martial arts. Kovaleva is now actively pursuing worthy opponents for fighting in the MMA. американской лиге рестлинга. In order not to waste time, she also applied to participate in the WWE - American wrestling league. The sturdy showy girl impressed the organizers and was chosen among the 30 candidates to participate in the show.

In addition, Kovalev conducts training matches with male fighters, among whom are such famous personalities as Matt Mitryon and other MMA stars.