Adrien Broner Makes Life-Altering Decision to Fight a Female World Champion Amid Messy Fiasco

The gender barriers in the sport are being liberalized with time. Witnessing the same, Adrien Broner, known for his outspoken personality has made an unexpected call out. It bears mention that in the past few years, Broner has been in a messy fiasco. He has struggled with alcohol abuse and suffered from gambling addiction. However, his resilience has halted him to go down the trajectory of vanity.

He has made the necessary amends in his life; stayed sober and refrained from gambling. Not to mention, he made a successful comeback against Bill Hutchinson last month. But it appears his next fight may be against a female boxing world champion. In a series of satirical Instagram stories, Broner calls out Alycia Baumgardner after announcing himself to be identified as a female.

Is Adrien Broner vs Alycia Baumgardner a possibility?

Last week, the first transgender male boxer, Patricio Manuel, fought and defeated a cis man for his third victory. Making a reference to the same, Broner posted a series of Instagram stories, in which he asserted to be a female and called out Baumgardner, the undisputed Featherweight champion in the boxing ring.

He stated, “I identify as a female, my next fight I want to fight @Alycia Baumgardner.” In the subsequent story, he elaborated on his call-out and mentioned his motivation behind the same. He added, “Since they letting MFs do anything in this world I am about to try some sh*t” 

Meanwhile, Baumgardner caught attention to his satirical callout and stated in her Instagram story, “Big AB, not the lil one.” The likelihood of this cross-gender bout taking place in the near future is close to none. However, Baumgardner would welcome a contest against Broner as she is custom to beating her male counterparts.

Alycia Baumgardner beats up male boxers in her sparring sessions

Last week, Baumgardner made headlines in the boxing world after a shocking revelation. The phenomenal female boxer in an interview asserted that, she is custom to sparring males and gets the better of them. She stated, “I am beating up boys and I’m like yea I belong here. I spar guys all the time.”

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It is safe to say that Baumgardner is not intimidated to face Broner in the ring. However, Broner’s callout attempts send an underlying message. The WBC is attempting to make a separate division for transgender athletes but until then, do you think transgender athletes should be sanctioned to compete against cis genders? This profound question demands a discourse of your opinions in the comments below.

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