Outkick host Riley Gaines joined “Faulkner Focus” to react to USA Boxing's new guidelines that allow transgender women to compete against biological women under certain circumstances. Gaines warned that the policy “undermines women's safety” and does not represent progress.
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Riley Gaines: Of course, everyone knows this. You don't even need a science degree to know this. This is basic common sense. And let me start by saying that women are more than just their testosterone levels. And we're not just men who don't have penises. This is the policy USA Boxing currently has in place. Of course, we are aware of the unfair competition aspect of this topic. However, women's safety is being compromised by USA Boxing's new policies and guidelines. And I think my biggest problem with this new implementation is that it's praising men, calling them champions, giving them titles, and winning prize money by punching women in the face.that's the purpose boxing or mixed martial arts, any martial art that requires physical contact, such as boxing. We glorify it. We call it progressive. Don't get me wrong, this is not progress. This does not move us in a positive, positive direction. This is incredibly regressive. This is taking us back to the past and is completely misogynistic.
Riley Gaines speaks at Penn State University. (Riley Gaines)
USA Boxing says fighters who transition from male to female can compete in the women's category under several conditions specified in the rulebook.
– This boxer identifies as female and has completed gender reassignment surgery.
– Fighters undergo quarterly hormone testing and provide the organization with documentation of hormone levels for at least four years.
– The fighter's testosterone level was less than 5 nanomoles per liter 48 months before the first fight. A fighter's total testosterone level must remain below 5 nanomoles/liter until eligible to compete against women, and the condition will be monitored and tested at the fighter's expense. Failure to meet the criteria will result in a 12-month suspension.
Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.
