Patricio Manuel is a thirty-three year old transgender male lightweight boxer. He made history last Saturday by becoming the first transgender male to win in an American boxing event in Indigo, California. He won in the lightweight division by beating Hugo Aguilar. After only twelve minutes they declared him the winner!
After his historic win he mentioned, “I’m not in here for one show, one fight. This is something I love. I’m not done with this sport. I’ll be back.”