Mali never had the intention to become the boxer he is today. However, he has always maintained a healthy, athletic lifestyle and he would always go to the gym, the gym being Evolution. It was until the moment Shaz (the owner of Evolution Gym) approached young Mali with the opportunity to fight. Without hesitation, Jay accepted the fight, unknowingly that the decision had triggered THE butterfly effect of his life on August 1st of 2021. He breezed through his first match, realising his hands are made to fight and not made to type out paperwork in a 9-5. Also to mention, he trained, dieted and sparred whilst juggling school. All he could focus on during school is fighting, on his phone watching the professionals battle for the same thing that Jay wants to claim for himself, greatness. One win became two, two wins became four, four wins became eight and so on. He dropped out to fully focus on fighting as boxing is what he really eats, sleeps and needs. 

With the record of 11-0 (as we speak), Mali shows no signs of stopping, now with multiple sponsorships from several businesses such as Gym Genes, Three Spires, ESBI Mini Bus Services, Smoke Connoisseur and Sell City. His most recent (and toughest) fight was an international in Ireland, a fight he took only a couple of days' notice, resting from a recent fight that was only a couple of days before the offer was made.  The whole of Evolution Gym trains their warriors for war, with Shaz constantly pushing beyond everyones' limits. This is evident within Jay's hectic training timetable, training a minimum of three times a day, Monday to Friday 10 am-11 pm, Sunday being a rest day and Saturday being the only 9-5 he will ever do. Shaz doesn't see his fighters as just children, but as future pros that will claim each belt with honour, making sure each and every one of them "Digs Deep".