But Price, who was raised by her grandparents, missed her family and hometown of Caerphilly. After discovering she was “better with my arms than my legs”, she moved back home and took up boxing because it seemed a natural solution.
Her “football legs” have come in particularly handy in the boxing ring. Price and her coach Colin Jones credit her time as a defender for the fast footwork with which she outmanoeuvres her opponents in the ring.
And as with her kickboxing, Price wasted no time in getting herself noticed on the international circuit. Aged 17, with just one amateur fight under her belt, she won bronze at both the Women’s European and Youth World Championships in 2011.
And she loves the thrill that boxing brings.
“With football you’ve got the crowd,” she said. “But it’s a team thing. But when you’re in that ring, you’re on your own and to have everyone shouting for you, it’s just amazing.”
By making the decision to focus entirely on boxing, Price will no longer be a part of Wales’ bid for a place at the 2015 Women’s World Cup in Canada.