A biologically female boxer who identifies as transgender beat her male opponent Saturday night, marking a first in U. S. professional boxing. Transgender boxer Patricio…
A biologically female boxer who identifies as transgender beat her male opponent Saturday night, marking a first in U. S. professional boxing.
Transgender boxer Patricio Manuel, 33, beat her biologically male opponent Hugo Aguilar Saturday night in a match at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California, according to Voice of America .
“I wouldn’t trade any of it. It was worth everything I went through to get to this point,” Manuel told the Los Angeles Times. “I’m a professional boxer now.”
Manuel competed as a female in the 2012 Olympic trials before deciding to transition to become a male. Both Manuel’s coach and training facility refused to work with the boxer after she made public her decision to undergo hormone therapies and surgery to become a man, the Times reported.
