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USA Boxing has updated its policy to allow transgender women compete in their chosen gender, sparking fierce conservative backlash from people who believe it puts women's sports at risk. The American boxing organization included the new policy in its 2024 rule book, stipulating that male boxers who transition into women will be able to compete in the female category. snip The policy stipulates that entrants must state their new gender identity as well as fully completing gender reassignment surgery. Transitioned athletes must also participate in regular hormone testing.

USA Boxing has established a precedent with the introduction of a ‘Transgender Policy,’ which is set to come into effect in 2024. This change in regulations will allow biological men, who have transitioned from male to female, to compete in the female category of amateur and Olympic-style boxing under a set of strict conditions. The policy stipulates that transgender athletes intending to compete must meet the following criteria: Minor boxers under the age of 18 must compete as their birth gender in weight classes outlined in the USA Boxing Rulebook. USA Boxing will only communicate with minors with a parent...