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TOPSHOT - Thai transgender Muay Thai boxer Nong Rose gets ready before her fight against French champion Akram Hamidi (unseen), in Paris on January 6, 2018. Nong Rose Baan Charoensuk, 21-years-old, is making her debut as the first transgender fighter to enter the ring in France. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT (Photo credit should read CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP/Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - Thai transgender Muay Thai boxer Nong Rose gets ready before her fight against French champion Akram Hamidi (unseen), in Paris on January 6, 2018.
Nong Rose Baan Charoensuk, 21-years-old, is making her debut as the first transgender fighter to enter the ring in France. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT        (Photo credit should read CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP/Getty Images)