Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, asks USA Boxing to reverse its decision to allow transgender female athletes to compete against women in the ring in a letter obtained by FOX News Digital on Friday. did.
USA Boxing has announced that fighters who have transitioned from male to female can compete in the female category under several conditions specified in the rulebook: “The boxer must identify as female and undergo gender reassignment surgery.'' The fighter has undergone quarterly hormone testing, with organizational documentation of hormone levels for a minimum of four years The fighter's testosterone levels have been less than 5 nanomoles per liter in the 48 months prior to the first fight. A fighter's total testosterone level must be maintained below 5 nmol/liter throughout eligibility to compete with women if the condition is monitored and tested at the fighter's expense and does not meet the criteria. In that case, a 12-month suspension will be imposed.
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Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is calling on USA Boxing to reverse its decision to allow transgender female athletes to compete against women in the ring. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call Inc. via Getty Images)
Rubio told USA Boxing Executive Director and CEO Mike McAtee that the policy “denies the scientific reality of sex, puts women at risk, and undermines the fairness of athletics.” “It undermines femininity by subverting the issue and pretending that it's just about surgery and hormone levels,” he said, calling for the decision to be reversed. ”
“Additionally, your policy encourages athletes who suffer from gender dysphoria to be castrated in order to compete. I am writing to urge you to reverse this dangerous decision.” has been written.
Rubio pointed to the results of transgender fighter Fallon Fox's fight. Rubio said Fox's fights resulted in three knockouts, including one in which a female opponent was seriously injured in the ring. He also pointed to World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman, who said men should not fight women.
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Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, pointed to the outcome of a fight with transgender fighter Fallon Fox, which resulted in three KOs in the ring, including serious injuries to female opponents. He said there was. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call Inc. via Getty Images)
“Allowing men to beat women, even under the guise of athletic competition, is reprehensible. It is unacceptable behavior in any civilized country, much less encouraged,” Rubio wrote. “Civilized countries specifically prohibit violence against women because there are differences between men and women that make men more likely to commit violence. It has advantages such as a larger capacity and a denser and larger skeletal structure.
“These advantages allow men to overwhelm and endanger women beyond the point of fair competition. Hormone injections and surveillance cannot remove these innate biological advantages. Even if Even if we could do that, the basic principle would still be that it is wrong for men to hit women.'' ”
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Rubio added that pressure from transgender advocates is “not an excuse to ignore and put athletes at risk in the process.”
USA Boxing did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
The group's decision was announced late last month.
Boxing champions Evanie Bridges (left) and Amanda Serrano (right) and Olympic medalist Claressa Shields (center) also spoke out about the issue. (Getty Images)
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Boxing champions Evanie Bridges and Amanda Serrano spoke out on the issue, as did Olympic medalist Claressa Shields.
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