Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., urged USA Boxing in a letter obtained by Fox Information Digital on Friday to reverse its resolution to permit transgender feminine athletes to compete in opposition to ladies within the ring.
USA Boxing says a fighter who transitioned from male to feminine can compete within the feminine class beneath a number of circumstances spelled out within the rule guide: “The boxer identifies as a female and has completed gender reassignment surgery. The fighter has undergone quarterly hormone testing and gives the organization documentation of hormone levels for a minimum of four years. The fighter’s testosterone levels have been below 5 nanomoles per liter 48 months before their first fight, the fighter’s total testosterone level must remain below 5 nmol/L through their eligibility to compete against females and the conditions will be monitored and tested at the fighter’s expense with a 12-month suspension for failing to meet the standards.”
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Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is urging USA Boxing to reverse its resolution to permit transgender feminine athletes to compete in opposition to ladies within the ring. (Invoice Clark/CQ-Roll Name Inc. through Getty Pictures)
Rubio urged USA Boxing Govt Director and CEO Mike McAtee to reverse the choice, saying the coverage “denies the scientific reality of sex, endangers women, upends fairness in athletics, and diminishes womanhood by pretending it is only a matter of surgery and hormone levels.”
“Moreover, your policy encourages athletes suffering from gender dysphoria to castrate themselves in order to compete. I write to urge you to reverse this dangerous decision,” the letter reads.
Rubio pointed to the outcomes of transgender fighter Fallon Fox’s matches. Rubio mentioned Fox’s bouts resulted in three knockouts within the ring, together with severe accidents to the feminine opponents. He additionally pointed to World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman, who mentioned males shouldn’t be preventing ladies.
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., pointed to the outcomes of transgender fighter Fallon Fox’s bouts, which Rubio mentioned resulted in three knockouts within the ring, together with severe accidents to the feminine opponents. (Invoice Clark/CQ-Roll Name Inc. through Getty Pictures)
“Allowing men to hit women is reprehensible, even under the guise of athletic competition. It is behavior no civilized country would tolerate, much less encourage,” Rubio wrote. “Civilized countries enforce special prohibitions on violence against women because there are differences between men and women that make men more capable of violence. Men have more muscle mass, larger hearts and lung capacity, and denser and larger skeletal structures, among other advantages.”
“These advantages allow men to overpower and endanger women past the point of fair competition. Hormone injections and monitoring cannot remove these innate, biological advantages. Even if they could, that would not change the fundamental principle that it is wrong for men to hit women.”
Rubio added that strain from pro-transgender activists is “no excuse to disregard and endanger athletes in the process.”
USA Boxing didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark from Fox Information Digital.
The group’s resolution was introduced late final month.
Boxing champions Ebanie Bridges, left, and Amanda Serrano, proper, spoke out concerning the problem, as did Olympic medalist Claressa Shields, middle. (Getty Pictures)
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Boxing champions Ebanie Bridges and Amanda Serrano spoke out concerning the problem, as did Olympic medalist Claressa Shields.
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