According to the Southport Visiter report, Newbiggin will soon begin a new life as a woman known as Mercedes following the operation, but when the news broke in a daily tabloid newspaper, he lost all his friends. "I have lost every friend I have ever had in the world in this town," he said.
"My friends don't want to know me. I've got people winding their windows down shouting abuse at me while I go for my run -- that's why we are having to relocate. I have to think about my kids," Newbiggin told the Visiter.
Despite the harsh reaction from the town of Southport, his wife Emma is standing by him through the sex change. "Emma has been my rock," Newbiggin said. "She understands what I'm going through and we are going to stay together."
Newbiggin doesn't feel it matters whether he's a mother or a father, just as long as he's a good parent to his three children. "And I think I'll be a better parent as a woman. I haven't provided enough financial stability in my male life for my children."
He's currently slated to fight Michael Gomez on August 14 in his last male fight, but his plan is to apply for a female license from the Boxing Board of Control so that he can continue his 20-year boxing career.
You can read more about Newbiggin and see photos at the Southport Visiter's site.
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Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Surely he's not surprised. Straight men are not comfortable hanging with a man who wants to be a woman.
Are you out of your ever loving mind? "Newbiggin doesn't feel it matters in the end whether he's a mother or a father, just as long as he's a good parent to his three children."
I'm glad his wife is supportive, so much for his so-called friends!Good Luck to you!
hey most kids are embaressed with their parents no matter what!?!?!??! but this does take the cake uhhhhhhhhh this is mom and this harry lookin ex-boking broken nosed dude-ette use to be da-da but is now ma-ma and ma-ma is staying mama oh I am just so confused at least they are staying together.......my ex and I could not even come to an understanding about what to eat for the non-existence family dinners...........
He thought he would keep all of his friends? Just because someone is a friend doesn't mean that you should support all of their screwball ideas. Causes come with effects. He wants his cake and wants to eat it too. Fraid not Charlie (or is it Charlene?)
Hey Don't You Get It. This Guy Can now go Into a boxing ring And kick some Poor Girls ass And Be Licenced To Do It... Oh You Bad Male Woman Hater...
Their loss, Rob. Take care of yourself and your family. They're all that matters.
He can't beat a man in the ring so now he is going to try women. This is wrong. They should not issue him a license as a woman. This is SO WRONG.
You could not make this stuff up!
To "Each his/her own"!
He should not be fighting girls!!!!
If you actually read the original article it gives a lot more information. This article on AOL is just here for the haters and the shock value of it all.
Best of luck to his family and to him, it sounds like he's had a hard road coming to terms with what he wants and needs to do for himself.
Goes to show weve lost sight of what love means and being there for each other ask for help and watch people who "love" you scatter,there are stings attached to everyone we know including your own parents,say how you feel,ask for help,money ect.and watch no one will remember your name.