Boxing is not only a full body workout, it’s empowering.

“I feel so free afterwards. Nothing can hold me…that’s what I love about boxing,” Coach Preem said.

Aprecia Preem Cabey, Coach Preem, wants women to feel that same power like she does.

Coach Preem first learned to box in 2015 after she says she was physically assaulted in Albany. Ten years later, she’s now a coach.

“I see that women and girls are getting into boxing to find empowerment,” She said. “Especially in ways where their power was taken from them; whether it be they were assaulted physically or not getting as much time in the work place. Just having to blow off steam.”

Coach Preem wants to help end the stigma associated with boxing.

“Before it was looked at when women joined boxing as, ‘that’s rough and that’s tough. That’s a man thing.'”

Boxing is one of the oldest sports in the world. It debuted at the Ancient Olympic Games in Greece.

The 2012 London Olympics was a milestone year. Women’s boxing competitions were added to the program for the first time ever. Allowing new starts to be born.

“I feel like it’s a privilege, and it’s hard work because this is just the first wave,” Coach Preem said.

Not only is Coach Preem a local boxing coach in Albany, she’s part of Team USA Boxing. She joined in 2024 as a high-performance education clinician.

Coach Preem said it pushes her athletes to go the extra mile.

“They feel like, ‘if Ms. P/Coach P can get there, I can get there’…I can hear it, I can see, and we can believe it together.”

If you are interested in boxing, email Coach Preem at Coach@SupreemSports.org.