Patricio Manuel, a transgender pro boxer, is now the face of Everlast. He follows in the steps of boxing legends Jack Dempsey and Sugar Ray Robinson, who were were previous faces of the brand. - NBCOUT
Sept. 27, 2019, 7:18 PM UTCOn Dec. 12, 2018, he became the world’s first transgender boxer to compete in a professional fight — and he came away with a win, to boot.
But the road to getting there wasn’t easy for Manuel. He says he had to risk everything he knew in order to achieve his dream of competing as a male boxer.
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