The first transgender male professional boxers in US history, made his pro debut on Saturday with a decisive victory. Manuel Patricio, 33, defeated super-featherweight Hugo Aguilar Mexican in a fight at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California. The Los Angeles Times reports. The judges unanimously the winner Manuel excluded. Although only the fight for 12 minutes took the Manuel trip to the battle that began years ago, the New York Times. Manuel decided to be to make the transition a man a couple of months after fighting in the Olympic trials in 2012 as a woman. In addition to complex medical treatments, including surgery and hormonal therapy, the challenges faced Manuel added his boxing career to preserve. In addition to working to get a new license, Manuel lost his trainer and his training center, the work was not prepared with it after its passage, the Times said. Manuel told the Times that he was excited to be in the ring. “I would not trade it. It was worth everything I went through getting to this point,” he said. “I’m a professional boxer now.” Said Manuel in an interview after the fight that he keep on, it moves certain. “I have some opponents out there- I have to prove that I deserve to be in there as well. I’m not a show here in a fight that, which is something I love. I’m not done with this sport and I’ll be back,” said Manuel. Aguilar, who had learned that his opponent two days before the fight transgender was treated as reported defeat gracefully. “For me it is very decent,” he told The Times in Spanish. “Nothing has changed for me. In the ring, he wants to win and I want to win.”
First Male Transgender Pro boxer wins debut fight
