Veteran female boxer rips 'deadly' USA boxing move allowing transgenders to fight women: 'There's just no way'

 A female former competitive boxer is criticizing one of the sport's top governing bodies over its decision to allow biological men to fight against women in the ring, warning that it will result in injuries to women and take away opportunities from female boxers. Will be snatched away.

"When I heard they were allowing transgender people to box women, I couldn't believe it," former female competitive boxer and Olympic-level boxing coach Carey Williams told Fox News Digital this week. "I know it's going on in a lot of sports, which is not right on any level. But when you're talking about people punching each other in the face, in the body, in the head, I Was really surprised."

Earlier this year, USA Boxing announced that a fighter who transitioned from male to female could compete in the female division under several conditions outlined in the rule book, including the fighter's identity, hormone levels and gender surgery. Includes completion of.

Williams told Fox News Digital that the move would result in serious harm to girls and women in the ring and also recounted a story from when she was a 30-year-old fighter competing against a 16-year-old man in preparation for a fight. He experienced first-hand the physical and biological differences between men and women.

"I was preparing for a fight, and at the time, there were a lot of teenage boys on the boxing team at the gym. So, I sparred with a lot of teenage boys, and there weren't as many women in the boxing sport around that time. . So, I was competing with a 16-year-old boy, and you know they were all still lighting up on me," Williams explained.

"Even though they were guys, they still attacked me lightly, and they just threw, they hit a shot to the body and I broke a rib. It was hairline but hurt like hell, and their There was no intention to do that. I just thought, wow, how much power is behind a teenage boy.

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"I couldn't imagine, you know, being hit on by an adult man. So, yes, that experience, it takes me to this completely different level of thought, you know, wondering if they really Will allow men to go in there and box with women. That's absolutely deadly."

Williams said she never thought in a "million years" she would one day talk about allowing men to fight against women.

“We live in crazy times right now,” Williams said.

"There's no way a man can get in a boxing ring and box with a woman," Williams said. “It doesn't matter if they're born a man, they're a man. It doesn't matter if they've gone through a transition.

"I think most people I've talked to feel the same way. But a lot of people are worried about speaking out. You know, we live in a weird cancel culture, and so I think A lot of people don't want to express their opinion on this, which is really sad because we need more people to stand up to this."

Williams says she is "wracking my brain" to understand why USA Boxing made this decision despite the Association of Ringside Physicians opposing transgender women in boxing based on science. She told Fox News Digital that the move would create a barrier for women to enter boxing.

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"It's going to be a huge hurdle for young women, young girls, coming into the sport of boxing, because, first of all, boxing is a very challenging sport. In fact, ESPN did a study. It's the highest in all sports. The toughest game since," Williams said.

"So, you look at it, and obviously you can get hurt. It's a little painful when you get hurt, so you already know there are a lot of girls who aren't necessarily interested in getting into it. But once they do that, they've got over that part of it. Now, you're adding this layer of, 'Oh, now you might have to box a boy or a man. ' You put it in front of them, and they're going to say, 'Okay, so I don't want the box.'

Williams acknowledged that many athletes who have spoken out against transgender competition in sports have been stigmatized as "bigots" or "transphobic", but she stressed the importance of recognizing "reality and science".

"For individuals to be emotional and base things on ideology rather than actual reality and science, it is beyond my belief," Williams said. "I don't really understand what's going on in their mind. But I'll tell you what, if they're going to say I'm this, that or any other thing, the issue is whether someone Deciding that they want to make that change, a man wants to become a woman, it's a big decision in life, and they can make that decision.

"But when they make that decision, there are consequences that come with that decision. And one of them is that they can't compete as a woman in boxing or any other sport. They have to keep that in mind when they do that." Decisions in their lives. I think that's absolutely fair. So, again, it's just the choices we all make in life, and the choices we make have consequences."

Williams said that if biological males continued to be allowed in women's sports, "we would all be in trouble" and that it would erase decades of work done by women to establish their right to compete on the big stage. .

"Women are losing their place," Williams said. "Women, we have had to work really hard and work very long to make our way in sports. A very long time. Why can't transgender athletes do the same thing? You know what? They make their can have its place, but it takes time. You can't just say, 'Oh, I'm transgender. I want to box women.' "It's also unfair. You know, there are so many different layers to it."

USA Boxing, responding to Fox News Digital's request for comment, pointed to a letter sent to its membership explaining its transgender policy.

"USA Boxing's policy provides a pathway for transgender athletes (gender identity or gender expression) to compete only when the most advanced stages of transition are completed and documented," the letter states.

“This means that the athlete must be over the age of 18, they must complete full surgical reassignment and undergo several years of hormone therapy, with four years of hormone testing proving that their levels are within the acceptable range according to the policy. is within."