Shindo Go

Shindo Go (born 18 July 1987) is a Japanese former professional boxer who held the WBC female flyweight title from 2013 to 2014. At regional level, he held the OPBF female flyweight title in 2011. Since 2017, Go has been transgender and retired from women's boxing.[3][4]

Shindo Go
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[1]
Born (1987-07-18) 18 July 1987
Maniwa, Japan[1]
StanceOrthodox[1]
Boxing record[2]
Total fights20
Wins16
Wins by KO11
Losses4

Career

On 25 May 2008, Go made his professional debut at the local Wakayama Prefectural Gymnasium in the match against former amateur Japanese champion Masae Akitaya which he lost by a unanimous decision. In 2012, he lost against Mariana Juárez for the WBC female flyweight title.[5] Later in 2013, he won the WBC female flyweight title defeating then world champion Renáta Szebelédi via a 10 round unanimous decision at the Big Wave, Wakayama, Japan.

Retirement

On 17 July 2017, it was reported that he became a man after undergoing sex reassignment surgery and changing his family register, married a cis-gender woman, and plans to submit a retirement notice. On October 30, 2017, he announced his retirement from active boxing with a record of 16 wins (11KO) and 4 losses. He also indicated his intention to convert to a male professional boxer in the future.[6]

References
  1. "BoxRec: Shindo Go". BoxRec. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  2. "Boxing record for Shindo Go". BoxRec.
  3. "Former female World Boxing Council champ faces battle to fight as male". World Boxing News. 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  4. "Boxing News: Ex-WBC female champ Shindo to come back as male » March 13, 2022". fightnews.com. 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  5. "Womens Boxing - WBAN Yearly Awards - 2012". www.womenboxing.com. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  6. "真道ゴー引退、男子プロ転向の仰天プラン明かす". Boxing News（ボクシングニュース） (in Japanese). 2017-10-30. Retrieved 2022-03-13.

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