After becoming a world champion as a female professional boxer, Go Shindo, who has undergone gender reassignment surgery and aims to become a professional as a man, held a public sparring in front of officials from the JBC = Japan Boxing Commission, saying, "I had a good performance in the ring. I want to work hard to become a player who can do it," he said, looking ahead.
Masamichi retired in 2017 and underwent gender reassignment surgery after becoming a female flyweight champion of the WBC = World Boxing Council.
Since last year, he has resumed practice as a man with the aim of becoming a professional player, and in April this year, the Japan Professional Boxing Association submitted a petition to JBC, which oversees professional boxing, so that Shindo can take a protest. movement is spreading.
Under these circumstances, Masamichi performed a public sparring against the players of the same gym on the 7th, while watching JBC officials and commission doctors at the gym performance held in Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture.
Regarding Masamichi's protest, there have been no cases in Japan of a player who has changed the gender of his family register to undergo a protest, and JBC is carefully making rules, so it is expected that it will take some time.
JBC will decide how to incorporate gender regulations into the rules, based on the sparring situation on the 7th.
After finishing the public sparring, Masamichi looked ahead and said, "I enjoyed the ring even though it wasn't a protest. On the contrary, I think it's a plus that I have time, and I want to work hard to become a fighter who can perform well in the ring." rice field.
In addition, Masaya Motoishi, chairman of Green Tsuda Gym, which he belongs to, said, "I wanted to do a protest, but I see it as an opportunity. I will work without giving up so that I can compete in the official ring." rice field.