Alexis
Pritchard

A trailblazer in New Zealand sport and a passionate advocate for wellbeing, Alexis Pritchard is an Olympic boxer turned physiotherapist, mindset coach and founder of Rebuild with Lex.

Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Alexis arrived in Auckland in 2000 with her mother Cherie and four suitcases, seeking a new life and brighter future. Boxing entered her world unexpectedly after high school, simply as a way to get fit. She never imagined she’d become an athlete—let alone a boxer—but that’s exactly what happened.

Over the next 16 years, Alexis rose to the top of women’s boxing in New Zealand and internationally. She proudly represented Aotearoa at the 2012 Olympic Games, 2014 Commonwealth Games, and won a Bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Her career was defined not just by titles, but by tenacity, resilience and a deep belief in self-worth.

While competing on the world stage, Alexis pursued academic excellence, completing a Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science and a Bachelor of Health Science in Physiotherapy. In 2014, she launched Rebuild with Lex, a physiotherapy and wellness clinic grounded in her philosophy that movement and self-compassion are powerful medicine for the body, mind and soul.

Since retiring from international boxing in 2019, Alexis has focused on empowering others through mindset coaching and performance tools. She draws on the lessons learned inside the ring to help people thrive outside of it—whether in sport, business or everyday life.

Alexis is also a proud Lululemon Ambassador, and continues to champion mental wellbeing, self-belief and personal growth. She believes the greatest achievement of her sporting career wasn’t the medals, but the realisation that she was “good enough”.

Her guiding mantra? “Give yourself permission to be great.” Alexis encourages others to walk towards the things that scare them most—because even if you stumble, the courage to try again is where true strength lies.