In the lively gym, filled with the sound of punching bags thudding and sneakers squeaking against the floor, Maya adjusted her boxing gloves, her blue eyes narrowing as she observed her teenage protégé. Sam, a lanky sixteen-year-old with a mop of unruly hair, was toying with the idea of becoming a boxer, and that day marked his first real training session.
Maya, a young boxing instructor with an infectious passion for the sport, looked the


