{"id":62314,"date":"2019-09-30T02:01:09","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T02:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=62314"},"modified":"2019-09-30T02:01:09","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T02:01:09","slug":"first-transgender-pro-boxer-patricio-manuel-new-face-everlast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=62314","title":{"rendered":"First transgender pro boxer Patricio Manuel is the new face of Everlast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new face of\u00a0Everlast\u00a0is breaking down barriers.<\/p>\n<p>In December, Patricio Manuel became the first transgender boxer in the world to compete in a professional-level fight. And now, Everlast is recognizing the athlete\u2019s groundbreaking achievements by naming him as the face of its newest \u201cBe First\u201d campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The 34-year-old fighter first garnered the industry\u2019s attention as a female boxer before choosing to transition in 2013.<\/p>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post2\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Adv<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bagfactory.com.hk\/216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Sun Winning Ind Co<\/strong><\/span><\/a>: Manufacture of Canvas Bag, Recycle Bad in China<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theunitravel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TheUniTravel.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span> : Find the latest\u00a0<em>travel<\/em>\u00a0and tourism\u00a0<em>news<\/em>\u00a0from around the world. Stay informed with\u00a0<em>travel news<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>updates<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cA lot of people in boxing who I talked to they would come to me and say, \u2018You could have been one of the greatest female world champions, though you would throw it all away to be yourself.\u2019 And I tell them that\u2019s how bad I felt living that lie \u2026 Living your truth is going to hurt, but it\u2019s worth it,\u201d Manuel says in the campaign video.<\/p>\n<p>He continues, \u201cThere are so many people that have said that it\u2019s impossible for someone like me, a trans man, to be able to compete against a non-trans man and win and I proved them all wrong that night. I walked out of that fight with my first victory and it was a victory greater than just having my successful pro debut. 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