Life with Alyssa-Lende Kane is a flurry of club volleyball, hula, church, volunteer work and body punches. The tireless 13-year-old world boxing champion from Kapolei does it all, and even works comedy.

After winning the Ringside World Boxing Championship this month at Kansas City, Mo., Kane said the feeling was "better than ice cream and lasagna."

"It hasn't sunk in yet," said Kane, who earned a big title belt after going 2-0 in the girls intermediate 114-pound weight division. In the title bout, she stopped defending champion Shelby Bialkowski of Canada less than a minute into the first round with a hard body shot.

It was a quick victory, and an equally meteoric rise to boxing stardom for Kane, who was inspired by the boxing movie "Million Dollar Baby." She started the sport in November 2006 after neighbor Patrick Trani told her about the Waipahu Boxing Club where she met coaches Al Silva and Armando Blue.

Hawai'i coaches are betting her work ethic, smarts and skill will eventually lead her to the 2012 Olympics in London. By that time, Kane will be a seasoned 17-year-old and, hopefully, women's boxing will be popular enough to become an Olympic sport.

"I really want to do this, especially for the 2012 Olympics," Kane said. "My dad (David) was telling me that boxing is big in the Olympics. It's the biggest tournament in the world. The whole hype of it sounds awesome. Women's boxing hasn't passed for the Olympics yet, but I'm pretty sure it's going to pass by 2012."

Another of Kane's coaches, Bruce Kawano, called her a "great ambassador for boxing" and praised her "unbelievable work ethic."

Kane said she works out five to six days a week. She runs 2 miles in the morning, keeps a strict diet without white rice and junk food, and catches the bus from Kapolei to Kalakaua gym where she spars with boys Emmit Bolibol, Mason Cornelio and Jonathan Benitez.

"Before, I took it easy on her," said Bolibol, 14, a ninth-grader at Farrington High School. "But once she hit me hard in the stomach, I stopped taking it easy on her. She's way better than the first time I met her."

Kane said her first sparring bout with a girl was a painful one.

"I sparred with an 18-year-old girl for one round and she hit me with a mean body shot and I went down," Kane said. "My dad asked me if I still wanted to spar, and I told him, 'Yes.' He was surprised.

"I really want to go far in this sport."

Kawano believes Kane has the charisma and aura to attract more females to boxing. Recently, Kane's 16-year-old cousin, Rebecca Sarce, decided to give the sport a try.

"Hopefully with Alyssa doing well and being a role model, it might stir some interest," said Kawano, who estimated that Hawai'i has about 10 competitive female boxers.

Kane is in the eighth grade at Myron B. Thompson Academy, where students can be homeschooled. She has been homeschooled for three years and enjoys it.

"I don't miss out on my friends because I am so active and I have a busy schedule," said Kane, who wants to become a lawyer or psychologist. "I meet more than enough friends in my neighborhood, church, boxing, volleyball, hula and my community service (beach clean ups, Hawaiian Homestead Association advocate) and volunteer work (Office of Hawaiian Affairs clerical work)."

Finally, for Kane to make the Olympics, Kawano said she would have to perform well at USA Boxing qualifying tournaments, probably starting in 2011.

"She would have to really step it up from there," he said. "I think she can do well if she keeps her work ethic and keeps her hunger."

NOTES

Nine Hawai'i boxers won Ringside World Championships, held July 31 to Aug. 4 at Kansas City, Mo. The Hawai'i competitors were:

Boys 11-12, novice — 65 pounds: Guillermo Ruiz, Carson, Calif., def. Brandon Hashiguchi, Wahiawa; 70: Shayson Soares, Wai'anae, def. Christian Bernudez, Brooklyn, N.Y.; 85: Andrew Mccue, Waipahu, def. Hunter Turbyfill, Olive Branch, Miss.; 90: Isaac Manalo, Waimanalo, def. Federico Ambriz, Pampa, Texas; 100: Jazavian Palmer, Lubbock, Texas def. Mason Cornelio, Honolulu.

Boys 13-14, novice — 95: Samuel Villareal, Larado, Texas def. Jonathan Benitez, Wai'anae.

Boys 15-16, novice, blue — 112: Isaiah Manalo, Waimanalo, def. David Palacios, Kitchener, Ontario; 132: Richard Soto, San Antonio def. Arnold Berdon, Wai'anae; 141: Boston Salmon, Wai'anae, def. Louis Flores, Kansas City, Mo.; 201: Noa Suiaunoa, Wai'anae, def. Brandon Carmack, Kansas City, Mo.

Girls 11-12, open — 70: Jada Pereira, Wai'anae def. Villa Madison, Wichita, Kan.

Girls 13-14, open — 114: Alyssa Kane, Kapolei, def. Shelby Biakowski, Windsor, Ontario.

Girls 15-16, open — 119: Angela Bradford, Fort Worth, Texas def. Helena Delacruz-Lopes, Wai'anae.

Men's 17-34, novice red — 132: Thomas Matias, Wai'anae def. Kyle Duke, Kansas City, Mo.

Reach Brandon Masuoka at bmasuoka@honoluluadvertiser.com.