Kellie Maloney To Return As A Boxing Promoter After Two-Year Hiatus And Gender Reassignment

Kellie Maloney To Make Boxing Comeback
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Kellie Maloney has announced her return to the boxing world, by unveiling two new fighters at a London press conference.

Kellie, who was then known as Frank Maloney, retired from the sport in 2013, after 30 years of working as a promoter with fighters including Lennox Lewis.

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Kellie Maloney introduces Cornish and Jones

As she introduced boxers Gary Cornish and Tony Jones, to the press, Kellie openly admitted that her comeback won’t be a case of picking up where she left off.

According to the Guardian, she said: “If I put it in football terms, I’ve been the manager of Manchester United and now I’m going to start managing Nuneaton Borough because I’ve got to start at the bottom again and there’s no getting away from that.

“The opportunity and personal challenge for me is very big.”

Boxing promoter Kellie Maloney
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Kellie Maloney, formerly known as Frank Malony, pictured leaving the Southbank Studios after a TV appearance in London, England, UK. Former boxing promoter Frank Maloney recently revealed that he is preparing for a sex change and is living as a woman called Kellie. (credit:FameFlynet UK)
(02 of11)
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Kellie Maloney, formerly known as Frank Malony, pictured leaving the Southbank Studios after a TV appearance in London, England, UK. Former boxing promoter Frank Maloney recently revealed that he is preparing for a sex change and is living as a woman called Kellie. (credit:FameFlynet UK)
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Kellie Maloney, formerly known as Frank Malony, pictured leaving the Southbank Studios after a TV appearance in London, England, UK. Former boxing promoter Frank Maloney recently revealed that he is preparing for a sex change and is living as a woman called Kellie. (credit:FameFlynet UK)
(04 of11)
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Kellie Maloney, formerly known as Frank Malony, pictured leaving the Southbank Studios after a TV appearance in London, England, UK. Former boxing promoter Frank Maloney recently revealed that he is preparing for a sex change and is living as a woman called Kellie. (credit:FameFlynet UK)
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Kellie Maloney, formerly known as Frank Malony, pictured leaving the Southbank Studios after a TV appearance in London, England, UK. Former boxing promoter Frank Maloney recently revealed that he is preparing for a sex change and is living as a woman called Kellie. (credit:FameFlynet UK)
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Kellie Maloney, formerly known as Frank Malony, pictured leaving the Southbank Studios after a TV appearance in London, England, UK. Former boxing promoter Frank Maloney recently revealed that he is preparing for a sex change and is living as a woman called Kellie. (credit:FameFlynet UK)
(07 of11)
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Kellie Maloney, formerly known as Frank Malony, pictured leaving the Southbank Studios after a TV appearance in London, England, UK. Former boxing promoter Frank Maloney recently revealed that he is preparing for a sex change and is living as a woman called Kellie. (credit:FameFlynet UK)
(08 of11)
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Kellie Maloney, formerly known as Frank Malony, pictured leaving the Southbank Studios after a TV appearance in London, England, UK. Former boxing promoter Frank Maloney recently revealed that he is preparing for a sex change and is living as a woman called Kellie. (credit:FameFlynet UK)
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Boxing manager Frank Maloney appeared on Good Morning Britain today to give his first TV interview since announcing that he is now living as a woman called Kellie. Kellie shocked the sporting world with the revelation that she is over half way through a two year transition period, at the end of which she will undergo gender re-assignment surgery. But today she commended the industry for its reaction to her news, sending special thanks to Stan Collymore and Lennox Lewis. Speaking of her desire to be a woman, Kellie said: 'I knew when I was very young. But I come from a working-class background, I was taken to Millwall when I was three. It was very hard and I felt I don't want to be different. I thought it'd just go but it didn't.'Kellie revealed that her father's death from cancer four years ago prompted her to make the life changing decision. (credit:Rex Features)
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Boxing manager Frank Maloney appeared on Good Morning Britain today to give his first TV interview since announcing that he is now living as a woman called Kellie. Kellie shocked the sporting world with the revelation that she is over half way through a two year transition period, at the end of which she will undergo gender re-assignment surgery. But today she commended the industry for its reaction to her news, sending special thanks to Stan Collymore and Lennox Lewis. Speaking of her desire to be a woman, Kellie said: 'I knew when I was very young. But I come from a working-class background, I was taken to Millwall when I was three. It was very hard and I felt I don't want to be different. I thought it'd just go but it didn't.'Kellie revealed that her father's death from cancer four years ago prompted her to make the life changing decision. (credit:Rex Features)
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Boxing manager Frank Maloney appeared on Good Morning Britain today to give his first TV interview since announcing that he is now living as a woman called Kellie. Kellie shocked the sporting world with the revelation that she is over half way through a two year transition period, at the end of which she will undergo gender re-assignment surgery. But today she commended the industry for its reaction to her news, sending special thanks to Stan Collymore and Lennox Lewis. Speaking of her desire to be a woman, Kellie said: 'I knew when I was very young. But I come from a working-class background, I was taken to Millwall when I was three. It was very hard and I felt I don't want to be different. I thought it'd just go but it didn't.'Kellie revealed that her father's death from cancer four years ago prompted her to make the life changing decision. (credit:Rex Features)