Patricio Manuel: MTAA

Sports plays a different role in the life of every athlete. Some learn discipline and focus. Others find comfort and camaraderie. Many athletes find their truest selves through competition and adversity. But happens when the identity you discover through sports forces you to make life-changing decisions that extend far beyond the field of play? This is the story of Patricio Manuel, the first transgender male to box professionally in the United States. Someone who refused to be counted out, even with their competition wouldn’t allow them to enter the ring.