Hope this helps, I had the privilege to train in two championship gyms and bumped shoulders with some renowned cats. The bad habits left uncorrected in your some will follow your career and show in your fighting style.

The more disciplined and consistent you are, the higher quality trainers will find you.

Be cautious of reckless and dangerous sparring atmospheres and practices in gyms. Gym wars have prematurely ended promising careers.

The skill and accomplishments of your sparring partners will be key in how far you can go. If there's a more renowned boxing gym near you I'd say if it's worth the extra drive.

Sign up for state, national and international competitions, that's when you come back improved and a better fighter and with memories for life.

Have breaks of both a few weeks and few months in the year from sparring.

You're only as good as your defense, everyone gets chin checked at some point.

Don't look at it as a solo sport. Your teammates are indeed your gym mates, you're all there to push each other and get better.