Trans athletes 'aren't the f*****g same' as boxing star Ebanie Bridges comes out swinging
Trans news: Ebanie Bridges has doubled down on transgender athletes competing against biological women
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Boxing star Ebanie Bridges has claimed transgender athletes 'are not the f*****g same' as biological women.
And the 37-year-old isn't afraid of any backlash for her comments, either.
Trans participation in sport is a hot topic these days.
Some believe they should be allowed to compete because it's benefical for their mental health, having gone through so much already.
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Others, however, think it damages women's sports and endangers biological females as well.
Bridges has previously made it clear she wouldn't fight a transgender athlete because 'it's wrong' for them to compete in the female category.
And the boxer has now doubled down in an interview with BettingSites.co.uk.
"Everyone’s so scared to say anything," Bridges said.
"But no matter what you say people are gonna jump and turn on you. I think the reality is – I’m right, and it’s true.
"People are obviously, scared and I think with me speaking up with the kind of person that I am, such a big name in the sport and not just in the sport but in the general world, it gives other people the OK to speak up as well."
She added: "It’s that simple because we’re not the f*****g same. There’s a reason men don’t fight women.
"I don’t care if you’ve got boobies, you were still born a man."
Bridges had said in July that she wouldn't fight a trans athlete - and even used a Mike Tyson analogy to get her point across.
"No, never," she said.
"I just think a lot of women in sports that are breaking records weren’t originally women and in boxing when you are trying to hurt the other person, it’s wrong.
"It’s like saying Mike Tyson suddenly wants to be a woman now and fights you – no way!
"I even spar with boys or guys smaller than me and they are hella' strong.
"And it never happens the other way round, where a woman will become a man and fight against the men – as they’d get blasted."
Bridges also said at the time that she felt transgender athletes need their own categories in order to still take part.
"I think it’s wrong, especially in boxing and really in all sports.
"Maybe they need their own space or competitions and fight in their own divisions," she added.
"I think that’s fair as it’s dangerous and also it just takes it away from ‘women’s sport’ – ladies that have trained hard to be the best and could potentially fight a former man."
Meanwhile, tennis icon Martina Navratilova recently hit out at Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe after he condemned JK Rowling for her trans views.
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