Pearl Morake
Motswana boxer
Pearl Morake (born 15 September 1989) is a Botswana boxer, who was the first female boxer to compete for her country. She is a multi-time national champion and competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
Quotes edit
"The first fruit of women's boxing" (2012) edit
- "The first fruit of women's boxing" by Thato Kala, March 16, 2012, Retrieved 19/11/2023
- I thought I could do something with it." Three years down the line, Morake sees herself as the beginning of women's boxing in the country.
- When it started there was not much - we didn't have women in the BDF (Botswana Defence Force) or football and everybody is now following.
- So this is just the beginning. I'm the beginning of women's boxing in the country.
