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An 11-year-old boxer is blowing up Instagram because she trains like an acrobatic, blindfolded ninja sent from the future

Alan Dawson   

An 11-year-old boxer is blowing up Instagram because she trains like an acrobatic, blindfolded ninja sent from the future
Kira Makogonenko.Photos by Kira Makogonenko / Instagram
  • Muhammad Ali once said: "The hands can't hit what the eyes can't see."
  • Well, "The Greatest" is being proved wrong by an 11-year-old girl.
  • Meet Olympic hopeful Kira Makogonenko, a young Ukrainian athlete who is blowing up Instagram because of her unconventional training methods.
  • Makogonenko pulls off extraordinary acrobatics and then throws punches while wearing a blindfold, all of which you can watch below.
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This is 11-year-old Ukrainian athlete Kira Makogonenko, who combines acrobatics, instincts, and punching to great effect in boxing routines which she posts on Instagram.

A post shared by Kira"Pink Panther" Makogonenko (@kiramakogonenko)

 

Here, she is showing off her balance and hand-eye-coordination.

A post shared by Kira"Pink Panther" Makogonenko (@kiramakogonenko)

 

After performing a back-flip, Makogonenko attacks a heavy bag with a series of right hooks.

A post shared by Kira"Pink Panther" Makogonenko (@kiramakogonenko)

 

But it is videos like this which have been watched more than 125,000 times as Makogonenko lands two back-flips and dozens of punches, all while blindfolded.

A post shared by Kira"Pink Panther" Makogonenko (@kiramakogonenko)

 

She already has 151,000 followers on Instagram. In one photo, she poses alongside Roy Jones Jr., a former four-weight world champion who was renowned for his extraordinary athleticism.

A post shared by Kira"Pink Panther" Makogonenko (@kiramakogonenko)

Makogonenko called Jones Jr. boxing history's No.1 pound-for-pound fighter.

In another, she is seen in the middle of the ring with Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk shortly after he won the World Boxing Super Series final, the Muhammad Ali trophy, and unified the cruiserweight world titles in 2018.

A post shared by Kira"Pink Panther" Makogonenko (@kiramakogonenko)

In a separate post, she called Usyk her favorite current fighter in the world today.

 

Like another famous fighting Ukrainian, Wladimir Klitschko, Makogonenko appears to have a strategic mind and enjoys flexing her mental muscle while playing chess.

A post shared by Kira"Pink Panther" Makogonenko (@kiramakogonenko)

Source: Business Insider.

Even though she's not yet a teenager, Makogonenko has already won awards for her technical abilities. Here, she shows off the Berlin Cup which she won at the Werner-Seelenbinder-Sportpark in Germany.

A post shared by Kira"Pink Panther" Makogonenko (@kiramakogonenko)

 

All that training can be seen put to good use here, where she snaps her opponent's head back with a stunning left hook

A post shared by Kira"Pink Panther" Makogonenko (@kiramakogonenko)

 

There can be only one explanation. This girl is an acrobatic ninja sent from the future to destroy us all. And I, for one, welcome our new boxing overlord.

A post shared by Kira"Pink Panther" Makogonenko (@kiramakogonenko)

 

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