Part of Team KNOX, Saarah is truly an inspiration not only for Muslim women, but all women. She is dedicated to her craft and strives to always stay true to herself while shooting for the stars. She really embodies the KNOX ethos. Practicing Martial arts for as long as she can remember, her father(and coach) would "play" wrestling, muaythai, boxing ,jiujistu etc until she understood that his actually teaching her to know how to fight, to defend herself. Saarah started competing in Kickboxing at 15 years old, then transitioned to boxing a few years later.
Some of Saarahs many accolades;
- Former South African National Kickboxing Gold Medalist (low kicks) RCFA 2023
- SA National Kickboxing RCFA silver medalist (millennial) 2023
- District (cape town) K1 (kickboxing) champion gold medalist(2023)
- Western Cape Provincial K1 (Kickboxing) champion gold medalist(2023)
- Phenom Boxing Bantamweight (54kgs) amateur Champion (2023)
- District Boxing Gold medalist (2024)
- Western Cape Provincial silver medalist 2024
- South African Boxing National Bronze medalist 2024
- 1st Fight Island Boxing Bantamweight (54kgs) Amateur Champion (2024)
Current qualifications:
- Qualified WAKO Kickboxing Coach
- National Certficate in fitness , qualified personal trainer & Conditioning Coach .
She is also a university student, doing a BED in Languages and Life orientation senior phase teaching!
Saarah is a force to be reckoned with!
