Wakka Wakka woman Ella Muir will represent Queensland at the national boxing championships in Canberra in May, where she will compete for a chance to qualify for the World Elite Championships in England.

The 18-year-old trains at The Boss Boxing's First Nations Boxing Academy in Brisbane's northside under Butchulla man Uncle Sammy Leone.

She began boxing just over a year ago and has quickly developed into one of the state's top emerging fighters.

"I only just started boxing recently, but as soon as I came here to the Boss Boxing, I just fell in love with the Indigenous community that they have here," Muir told National Indigenous Times.

Originally from Townsville, Muir moved to Brisbane with her family and found a sense of belonging at the gym.

"My experience at the Boss Boxing – I love the team here, the community – but mainly it shaped me physically to become a strong boxer," she said.

"The main thing, it shaped me so much mentally."

She said the training has influenced her approach to both sport and life.

"It shapes not even just my life in boxing but my life outside of boxing and what I do every day," she said.

After winning the Sunshine Coast Regional Championships, Muir is preparing for her biggest challenge yet at Nationals, where she will face Olympians and professional-level athletes.

"It's going to be some really really tough fights for me. But it means so much as an Aboriginal woman to represent over there." she said.

"I go through the same process from when I win to when I lose.

"I look at myself based on performance, talk with my coach, and stay accountable."

Muir said she hopes her journey encourages other Indigenous women to take on new challenges.

"I hope my story inspires other Indigenous women just to try something, to push themselves past their limits," she said.

Uncle Sammy Leone said the First Nations Boxing Academy was created to build pathways for Indigenous athletes.

"We're aiming to produce high level athletes to aim towards the Olympics and the future," Leone said.

"She had her first fight with us and now she's up to fight seven.

"We've built her up with strength, conditioning, and a full program to compete at a top level."

He said boxing has deep roots in Aboriginal culture.

"It's in our bloodline, it's in our heritage," he said.

"A lot of our old people boxed and we've got the genetics and the makeup to compete at top levels."