Boxing is hoping to open up avenues for transgender athletes as a new division is being explored in the sport.
Trans athletes such as weightlifter Laurel Hubbard and MMA fighter Alana McLaughlin have been at the centre of sporting controversies in recent years. WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman is taking action to ensure all athletes have a level playing field as he plans to kickstart a category solely for trans athletes to compete in.
"In boxing, a man fighting a woman must never be accepted regardless of gender change," Sulaiman told The Telegraph. "There should be no grey area around this, and we want to go into it with transparency and the correct decisions.
