Loretta ‘Hammerhead’ Hughes, on the left, boxes to raise funds for Regina Palliative Care. (Photo courtesy of Free Lense PhotoGraphic)

Loretta Hughes, franchisee of Exit Realty Fusion in Regina, volunteered to participate in a local major fundraiser that pits amateur boxers against business community leaders. Kiss The Canvas, an all-female amateur boxing card, raised $76,000 for Regina Palliative Care.  A team of eight other women joined Hughes to train for the event at the Lonsdale Boxing Club.

“Loretta trained for months to enter the ring with some of the city’s finest athletes and in the process lost over 10 pounds and packed on the muscle,” says Mike McCarron, supervisor for growth and development for Exit Realty Corp. International.  “She was determined to help raise as much money as possible and she made us all proud.”