Although she is proud to represent New Zealand, she gets her training done in the United States at American Top Team. There, she is able to reap the benefits not only of the world-class and experienced coaches but also a wealth of high-level women at the highest level, including current bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison.
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Training across the world is a sacrifice, though. Montague relishes the fact that her debut is close to home, and she was able to spend a week in New Zealand before arriving in Perth for fight week. She described the week as “grounding” and said the experience gives her an “authentic, raw feeling.”
“When things aren’t going great in whatever way, you think, ‘Man, I wish I could just give my or dad a little hug or see my nephews and stuff,’ you know? Now that I’m four years into being in the States, I feel like I’ve got a bit of rhythm going in what I’m doing… As someone that’s such a homebody, that’s pretty difficult, so that’s why it’s so important to have faith and have good friends around you over there that can be like your family. But, there’s nothing quite like home.”