How Rashed Belhasa Trains for Boxing

Turning from a full-time content creator into a competitive boxer requires more than ambition — it demands a complete overhaul of daily routine. Rashed Belhasa, better known as “Money Kicks,” has spoken openly in interviews about how dramatically his lifestyle changed once he committed to boxing, even if the finer details of his personal training program remain largely private.

Early camp: training with Tam Khan

Ahead of his 2021 amateur debut at Social Knockout, Belhasa trained for several months under coach Tam Khan, a former professional MMA fighter, at TK MMA & Fitness in Dubai. In interviews with local outlets at the time, Belhasa described the shift bluntly: preparing for the fight was “the hardest thing” he had ever done, and his coaches did not go easy on him because of his public profile. That period marked his first real exposure to structured combat-sports conditioning — a sharp contrast to his life as a lifestyle vlogger.

A full lifestyle change

Belhasa has repeatedly framed his boxing preparation as a lifestyle change rather than a short-term stunt. Ahead of his amateur debut, he described a simple but demanding daily structure: eat well, train, sleep, and repeat. This kind of routine is standard for any boxer building toward a fight, amateur or professional, and reflects the discipline required to compete safely against athletes with real ring experience.

What boxing training typically involves

While Belhasa’s exact day-to-day program is not fully public, boxers preparing for fights at his level generally work through a combination of the following training components:

• Conditioning: Roadwork, interval running, and cardio circuits to build the stamina needed to sustain output across multiple rounds.
• Technical work: Pad work and bag work to refine punch mechanics, footwork, and defensive habits.
• Sparring: Controlled rounds against training partners to simulate fight pace and pressure, and to test reactions under realistic conditions.
• Strength and mobility: Functional strength training to support power output and reduce injury risk, alongside mobility work for the shoulders, hips, and core.
• Recovery: Adequate sleep, nutrition, and rest days, which become especially important for someone transitioning from a sedentary content-creation schedule into a physically demanding sport.

These are the standard pillars of boxing preparation across the sport, and Belhasa’s public comments about his own routine — eating properly, training consistently, and prioritizing rest — align with this general framework.

The step up to professional level

Moving from amateur exhibitions to a professional bout, as Belhasa did in 2022 against Traycho Georgiev, typically requires a significant jump in training intensity. Professional opponents bring more experience, sharper technique, and greater durability, which raises the bar for conditioning and sparring quality in camp. Belhasa’s professional debut loss illustrated the gap that still exists between influencer-level boxing exposure and the technical maturity of a seasoned professional — a gap that is closed only through sustained, high-quality training over time.

Continued commitment

Since his professional debut, Belhasa has continued to appear in exhibition bouts, including a win in February 2024, suggesting ongoing training rather than a one-off experiment. For a breakdown of how that training has translated into results, see our Rashed Belhasa Boxing Record article. To understand the technical side of what his training has produced so far, read Rashed Belhasa’s Fighting Style. And for the fuller picture of how a content creator ended up in a boxing gym in the first place, see From Social Media to the Boxing Ring.

Boxing at any level rewards consistency over hype, and Belhasa’s own comments suggest he understands that his development will be measured fight by fight, not headline by headline.