Ask Me About My Weight—But Only When I’m in the Ring

As a woman who boxes, cutting my weight comes with a lot of emotional baggage

Illustration: Claire Merchlinsky

I was dehydrated, hungry and grumpy, and trying to get my bath water as hot as possible. Someone told me I could create sauna-like conditions in my bathroom if I thwacked the heating up and ran the hottest bath imaginable. Eventually, I managed to…