An eight-year-old girl is likely the last person you would expect to become a star in the sport of boxing.
But that’s exactly the case for Miss Babybug, a boxing champ-in-the-making from San Francisco.
The youngster has build up an impressive social media following of more than 14,000 for her impressive workout videos online.
Tough girl: Miss Babybug, a boxing champ-in-the-making from San Francisco, has gained thousands of fans for her amazing boxing skills
Hitting the ring: The little girl regularly posts videos on Instagram showing her workouts
The little girl regularly puts in hours at the gym, sparring with men several times her size as she bobs, weaves and throws powerful punches left and right.
Some of her Instagram videos see her putting herself through grueling workouts with jump-rope, running and even being repeatedly hit with a large rubber ball to help build up her tolerance to the beatings she’ll receive in the ring.
The 58-pound athlete began gaining whole new levels of attention after her coach, Jairo Escobar, shared a video of Babybug doing some mitt work.
Hit ’em up! Babybug gained some extra attention thanks to a video of her doing mitt work with her coach Jairo Escobar
Boom boom: Despite being only 58 pounds, little Babybug still appears to pack quite the impressive punch
Altogether: The mitt work video was shared by Jairo Escobar (center) and later picked up by The Shade Room
The clip sees her throwing fast-as-lightning punches while also ducking to avoid Jairo’s throws of the mitts at her head.
She keeps up the incredible pace of punching and dodging without slowing down for 30 seconds.
The video was eventually picked up by The Shade Room, whose organizers shared it with their 10 million followers.
Working hard: The little girl puts herself through grueling workouts while chasing her dreams
Pep talk: The videos have gained her plenty of praise, with one dubbing her a ‘skilled warrior’
There, the clip has been viewed more than 1.5 million times and gained over 10,000 comments.
‘Baby girl got that heat!! I love it!’ gushed one new fan.
Another added: ‘As someone that boxes and truly loves the noble art it brings a tear to my eye and a smile to my face… Hope this skilled little warrior keeps up the hard work.’