Take away the fact that Bay Area  resident    Ana 'The Hurricane' Julaton is "the first  Filipino-American boxer to win the Women's  WBO Super Bantamweight and IBA Super  Bantamweight titles", as well as trained by  Freddie Roach (Boxing Trainer to fighters  such as Manny Paquiao, Mike Tyson and  Oscar De La Hoya) and Angelo Reyes (of  West Wind Martial Arts Schools), and you  see a young woman who is simply working    with the certain gift she's been given.

As a Boxer, Ana is determined, rough,  and refuses to let anything get in her way.  Outside of this life however, she is humble,  polite, and generous despite any  stereotype one may have in their head of a  female boxer's attitude. 

When speaking with Ana about her  profession, one can't help but sense a hint  of longing for something different. Though  she has never shied away from showing her  gratitude towards her abilities, training,  health and triumphs, the fact is, pursuing a  career in boxing was not her first choice.  This, however, does not take anything away  from her love and determination for the  sport. If anything, these elements add to it.

In this generally male dominated sport, Ana Julaton stands her ground as a fitting and outstanding representative of not only Filipina women around the world, but female fighters or athletes of any culture anywhere.