Mauricio Sulaiman is president of the World Boxing Council (Photo: Disclosure)
The debate related to the presence of transgender athletes in sports has generated endless debates in recent years, especially in combat sports. This discussion entered the radar of one of the most prestigious boxing organizations in the world.
President of the WBC (World Boxing Council), Mauricio Sulaimán, revealed, in interviews with the portals “Isquierdazo” and “Telegraph”, that he has plans to create divisions for transgender athletes from 2023 onwards.
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“We will open a global call for those interested in 2023. We will create protocols, start consultations and most likely create a league and a tournament. It's time to do this and we will do it for safety and inclusion. We have been leaders in the rules for women's boxing, so the dangers of a man facing a woman will never happen because of what we will do. In boxing, a man facing a woman should never be accepted, regardless of gender changes. There can be no gray area around this and we want to do everything transparently and making the right decisions. Trans men or women can never struggle with a gender different from their birth. We are creating a series of rules and structures to make transgender boxing possible, as everyone deserves to fight if they want to. We will open a universal registry in 2023 and we will start from there,” she said.
In 2018, Patricio Manuel became the first trans man to box professionally. On that occasion, the North American, who was born a woman and won five national titles in the women's amateur divisions, beat Hugo Aguilar in the judges' decision.
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