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Ireland’s Michaela Walsh aims to add to her family’s Olympic medal count in Paris
Michael Walsh is an out boxer who wants to be just like her younger brother: an Olympic boxing medalist for Ireland.
By Karleigh Webb | June 18, 2024Michael Walsh is an out boxer who wants to be just like her younger brother: an Olympic boxing medalist for Ireland.
By Karleigh Webb | June 18, 2024Trans boxer Hergie Bacyadan is set for an historic Olympic debut in Paris, as he competes in the women's boxing division.
By Brian C. Bell | June 17, 2024The Cameroon-born middleweight could be the first athlete to get the IOC Refugee Team in the Olympic medal count ever
By Karleigh Webb | June 16, 2024Kellie Harrington won boxing gold at the Tokyo Summer Olympics in 2021. Now she aims to repeat as Olympic champion, in Paris.
By Shelby Weldon | June 15, 2024Katie Christensen said USA Boxing has told her she's a woman. They have also told her she's a man. The trans athlete is fighting to box.
By Karleigh Webb | June 14, 2024Irma Testa, known as the "Butterfly," floats toward the Paris Olympics holding a world amateur title amidst wide-open field.
By Karleigh Webb | June 13, 2024The purse for “Ring of Fire” between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh is reportedly $150 million. Is it covering up LGBTQ abuses?
By Jon Holmes | May 16, 2024Wales has its first-ever world champion in women's boxing. LGBTQ sports fans also have a 'phenomenal' role model.
By Jon Holmes | May 12, 2024Olly Alexander's Eurovision rehearsal images show the U.K. entry getting sweaty in space, exciting LGBTQ fans of the singing show.
By Jon Holmes | May 6, 2024Ryan Garcia tested positive for a banned substance before saying something stupid about being gay. Did he just come out?
By Cyd Zeigler | May 2, 2024The trans pioneer's bid to stay unbeaten was knocked down by Joshua Brian Reyes. Manuel will keep fighting.
By Karleigh Webb | April 4, 2024Lauren Price, who triumphed at Tokyo 2020, will fight in her hometown of Cardiff against American Jessica McCaskill in May.
By Jon Holmes | March 14, 2024Advocates both for and against trans women in women’s sports are unhappy with USA Boxing’s policy.
By Cyd Zeigler | January 2, 2024In a year that saw many trans athletes forced out, Manuel made the most of his chances and made a statement as well.
By Karleigh Webb | December 21, 2023Diaz and Paul each hurled homophobic insults toward each other, showing that combat sports still have a way to go with inclusion.
By Jim Buzinski | August 7, 2023After four-year wait for a fight, Manuel cards two wins in three months.
By Karleigh Webb | June 23, 2023The bronze medalist has made it his mission to challenge gender norms.
By Alex Reimer | April 19, 2023The pioneering fighter comes out firing against Hien Huynh after a four-year absence from the ring.
By Karleigh Webb | March 22, 2023Chris Eubank Jr. donned the Pride armband at a weigh-in after opponent Liam Smith suggested he was gay and then tweeted a message of inclusion.
By Jim Buzinski | January 20, 2023Manuel, the first transgender boxer to win a professional fight in the U.S., says the WBC is being discriminatory.
By Karleigh Webb | January 10, 2023