Shindo Go (born 18 July 1987) is a Japanese former

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who held the WBC female

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title from 2013 to 2014. At regional level, he held the

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female flyweight title in 2011. in 2017, Go came out as transgender and has since retired from women's boxing.

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

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for the WBC female flyweight title. Later in 2013, he won the WBC female

title defeating then world champion

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via a 10 round unanimous decision at the Big Wave,

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, 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.

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