A leading boxing promoter turned trans rights champion
Portugal, UK
Kellie Maloney was one of Britain's leading boxing promoters and managed heavyweight champion, Lennox Lewis. When Kellie announced her plans to transition and undergo gender reassignment, she helped to change perceptions of transgender people for the better.
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In conjunction with Celebrity PR Limited, London we present former boxer, who started life as Frank Maloney, Kellie was at the top of her game in boxing and was promoting leading boxers such as Lennox Lewis and David Haye, taking both athletes to championship wins and international acclaim. Since her public transition in 2014, Kellie has advocated strongly for the transgender community she’s a part of and has advanced discussions of transgender rights and the perception of the community in Britain and around the world. Also in 2014, Kellie was booked to appear on Celebrity Big Brother in the UK, heightening anticipation for the show and generating much public discussion. In 2015 Maloney was named as ‘transgender champion’ at the women of the year awards organized by Glamour Magazine, a big accolade to receive after transitioning only a year previously.
In 2020, Kellie took everyone by surprise and announced her return as a boxing promoter. Despite her previous controversial opinions surrounding women in boxing, Kellie, this time around, has committed herself to representing female boxers at the beginning of their careers, pledging to encourage participation in boxing by women and calling them pioneers. Also in 2020, Maloney appeared in a documentary for Amazon Prime titled ‘From Frank to Kellie’, providing insight into her transition as well as her early life and career as a boxing promoter.
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