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Maho Bah-Villemagne, the Transgender Boxer Whose Quest Sent Him to Thailand: "I Am Not Illegitimate to Want to Face Men, to Want to Become Professional"

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As the first French transgender boxer, Maho Bah-Villemagne arrives in Thailand this Tuesday for a professional career. Battu in the women's amateur French championships final in 2022, he obtained a male amateur license after his gender transition, but he lost his four fights against men.
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As the first French transgender boxer, Maho Bah-Villemagne arrives in Thailand this Tuesday for a professional career. Battu in the women's amateur French championships final in 2022, he obtained a male amateur license after his gender transition, but he lost his four fights against men.

·Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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Born a woman, boxer Maho Bah-Villemagne is about to become a professional in Thailand, for lack of a license in France. ...

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L'Humanité broke the news in on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.
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