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MOSCOW, January 2, Andrey Vasilchin. The end of 2023 struck the sports world with the decision of the United States Boxing Federation — the same USA Boxing that in the spring terminated its membership in the International Boxing Association (IBA) — on the admission of transgender people to women's tournaments. The news is loud, but has not found a response among a wide audience due to the pre-New Year preparations.
But such changes can radically change the fighting industry and lead to disaster.
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As the Daily Mail found out, from 2024, transgender boxers over 18 years of age will be required to make a public statement about their new gender identity, as well as undergo sex reassignment surgery and consent to regular hormonal testing under the control of the federation (testosterone level should not exceed 5 nmol/l). And that's it, welcome to the ring!It is important to note that this is not about separate competitions for transgender people, which World Boxing Council (WBC) President Mauricio Sulaiman spoke about at the end of 2022. The participation of transgender athletes in women's competitions will be legalized! It’s hard to believe in such absurdity, but you have to.
Transgenders on the way to women’s competitions will no longer be surprised by a green light. The “ascent” of New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard immediately comes to mind, who successfully fulfilled all the conditions set by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and qualified for the Tokyo Olympics… Where she failed miserably.
However, weightlifting and boxing cannot be compared. Here, “female” in the “gender” column in official documents, artificially low testosterone levels and surgical interventions will in no way save “natural” girls from an initially losing position. Why? Yes, because the average man is by default stronger than the average girl; his bones have better density and structure, muscle mass gain is an order of magnitude faster. Just imagine the consequences of a meeting between professional boxers and female fighters. Is it not total domination with mutilation of the fair sex?
By the way, in mixed martial arts there are already examples of such “domination”:
- The pioneer was Fallon Fox, which had six fights in 2012-2014 and won five victories. The performances of the first openly transgender person in the history of MMA were accompanied by terrible criticism, including from the famous commentator Joe Rogan (“she’s not really a “she”);