Patricio Manuel

Patricio “Pat” Manuel (known as “Cacahuate” in the boxing world) is the first transgender professional boxer in the United States, and the first transgender male professional boxer in the world. He received his license from the California State Athletic Commission on September 4, 2018, making history once again.

Prior to transitioning, Pat was a five-time national champion in the amateur women’s division, participating in the first-ever US women’s boxing trials for the 2012 Olympics. Losing his Olympic dream gave Pat the freedom to finally share with the world what he had always known in his heart: he is a transgender man. In 2013, he began medically transitioning under a doctor’s supervision, following USA Boxing and International Olympic Committee guidelines. He stepped back into the ring on May 5, 2016 – in the amateur male division – and won.

Pat successfully won his first bout as a pro boxer on Dec. 8, 2018.

Pat’s story has already garnered major press, including coverage in the LA Times, HBO, Paper Magazine, LA Weekly, Univision, Telemundo, Fox, Ring Magazine, International Olympic Channel, Buzzfeed, Refinery29, ColorLines and KTLA.