Still winning! Victoria Lomax, Costa del Sol champ, moves from kickboxing to boxing

Victoria Lomax, a Manchester native and Malaga Province adoptee, boasts an amazing kickboxing record as a two-time World Champion, Intercontinental Champion and two-time Spanish Champion before she moved into professional boxing late. The British fighter trains daily at Spartans Gym in Fuengirola with the help from her husband and coach Alberto. Euro Weekly News caught up with the Malaga Province expat champ about her move to the boxing ring.

Boxing switch brings chess-like challenges for former kickboxing star

Kickboxing rules suited Victoria perfectly until a long-term left knee injury ended her ability to block or kick.

“I switched to boxing from kickboxing because I have a long-term injury in my left knee from fighting in kickboxing and could no longer block or kick effectively,” she explained.

“But I’ve always been more of a boxer in the kickboxing ring, and so I’m loving it. I feel kickboxing was more about who can take the most and give the most, whereas in boxing, it’s more like a game of chess. I always believed it would be an easy transition, but it absolutely hasn’t been. It’s been really hard! But Alberto, my husband and coach, has been doing an incredible job in changing my styles, and I think it’s really coming through now.”

Injury-hit Malaga fight driving Lomax’s resolve for the rest of 2026

Victoria stepped into the ring in Malaga last March against Mexican opponent Itzel “La Brusquita” Ruiz while carrying a hidden problem.

“Yeah, so my last fight, what people don’t know is I had been injured since January. I had a small tear in the tendon of my right shoulder, so I basically did the whole fight camp without sparring and without using my right arm,” she recalled.

Promoters had described Ruiz as 4-0, but she turned out to hold a 17-0 professional record and Olympic team experience.

“If we had known this, we might have left the fight for a later date when I could actually compete in a full fight camp,” she continued. “To everyone there, I had won the fight and was on home soil, so that technically should have helped. But no, they robbed me in my own backyard, so that one really hurt!”

Home crowds on Costa del Sol give Victoria Lomax ultimate motivation

Victoria has competed across the globe and even on a Thai reality show, as well as in German stadiums packed with 12,000 spectators and arenas in China, yet nothing really matches fighting at home.

“Fighting here on the coast in Spain with your people with you… there is no better feeling,” she said.

Late starters receive direct encouragement from Lomax

Victoria encourages women who dream of getting into boxing or kickboxing to ignore age barriers and make the leap into the ring.

“For those who are wanting to start, just start! You’re never too old; it’s all in your head. Your body can tolerate a lot more than what your head tells you it can,” she advises.

July boxing return and local gym events headline Victoria Lomax’s 2026 schedule

Victoria had lined up an appearance on May 23 for a show promoted by fellow female boxer Amy, a Commonwealth champion, mother of two and Marbella gym owner. However, she will still be out of action due to injury – a fracture in a right knuckle. She hopes to be fighting fit for July, though. Two of the pro-lads from her gym will be competing in Marbella in May.

Spartans Gym in Fuengirola, meanwhile, prepares to host its own combined kickboxing and boxing show while coaches prepare young fighters from the Costa del Sol for the Spanish championships in June.