As part of NBC’s new midseason shows in 2016, Little Big Shots follows Steve Harvey as he showcases the nation’s most extraordinary young people. Last week, 8-year-old Kazakhstani boxer Evnika Saadvakass climbed in the ring with the host where she dazzled him with her mind-boggling punching speed.
Evnika managed to tag the heavy bag 203 times in 30 seconds, for an average of 6.77 punches thrown per second.
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Evnika prodigious pugilistic skills are no accident. She’s been training alongside six siblings since the age of three under her father Rustram’s watchful gaze. The Kazakh family — currently residing in Voronezh, Russia — trains five days a week including sessions in the woods outside their home.
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