USA Boxing faces backlash after allowing post-op trans women to compete in female competition

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“The experience was horrible and scary,” said Alexander. “I was absolutely in fight or flight mode and as a seasoned competitor, I can honestly say I’ve never been there mentally before in a match.”

“In the upcoming months, when I went to compete again, I had to self-exclude from a world series of Jiu Jitsu and from a women’s absolute bracket at a NAGA to avoid competing with not one but two trans-male athletes,” she explained.

Backlash ensued on social media after the policy was announced. Biological male fighter Fallon Fox bragged about “punching terfs” and also had fractured the skull of competitor Erika Newsome. Fox was then named the “bravest athlete in history.”

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