19 h. ago Imane Khelif will not compete at World Boxing Championships with appeal still yet to be heard

World Boxing introduced mandatory sex testing for all boxers in its competitions but Khelif has appealed the ruling

Sport

19 h. ago Imane Khelif ‘has right to appeal’ over gender tests but will miss world championships

Olympic boxing body stands firm over new testing rules Gold medalist has appealed to Cas over eligibility barImane Khelif has the right to appeal against World Boxing’s decision barring her from events unless she undergoes genetic sex testing but the Algerian has not entered the world championships in Liverpool, World Boxing president Boris van der Vorst has said.World Boxing, which will oversee boxing in the 2028 Olympics, introduced mandatory sex testing for all boxers in its competitions in May, less than a year after Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting won gold in Paris amid a gender-eligibility row. Continue reading...

Politics

58 h. ago Imane Khelif launches appeal in bid to overturn ban over genetic sex testing

MIKE KEEGAN: The 26-year-old has taken her case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), in a bid to overturn the ban, and wants to be permitted to box without being tested.

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63 h. ago Imane Khelif appeals to Cas over World Boxing’s genetic sex test decision

World Boxing wants competitors to take testKhelif won Olympic welterweight gold in ParisImane Khelif has appealed to the court of arbitration for sport over World Boxing’s decision to bar the 26-year-old from its events without a preliminary genetic sex test.A court statement said an appeal was filed by Khelif on 5 August seeking to overturn a decision by World Boxing blocking the Algerian’s participation in the Box Cup in Eindhoven or any World Boxing event until a genetic sex test had taken place. Continue reading...

Politics

64 h. ago Imane Khelif appeals against World Boxing’s ban over genetic sex testing

Khelif was blocked from participating in any World Boxing event until she had undergone genetic sex testing

Politics

6 d. ago Gender row boxer Imane Khelif reveals ambition to win another Olympic medal after controversial gold in Paris: 'I want to continue fighting to silence those who doubt me'

Khelif, 26, was one of two boxers at the centre of an eligibility storm at the 2024 Paris Olympics, alongside Lin Yu-ting, but was cleared to compete.

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1 week ago Olympic champion Imane Khelif responds to retirement claims as gender row boxer skips World Championships after introduction of sex testing

Khelif was one of two boxers at the centre of a gender eligibility storm at last year's Paris 2024 Olympics . The other was Lin Yu-ting who will be competing at the World Championships.

Sport

2 w. ago Imane Khelif hits out at her former boxing manager over ‘malicious’ claims

Nasser Yesfah claimed Khelif had retired from the sport but the boxer has denied those claims

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2 w. ago World Boxing will require sex testing for fighters before world championships in September

The governing body for Olympic-style boxing will require sex testing for all fighters wishing to compete in the women’s division at its world championships next month

Sport

2 w. ago Olympic champion boxer Imane Khelif shows off a dramatic new feminine makeover after opening up on 'difficult phase'

Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif has revealed a new look after opening up on a 'difficult' phase following the one-year anniversary of her gold medal triumph in Paris.

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2 w. ago 30 years on: how Tyson’s comeback fight after prison set the tone for pay

One of the great mismatches ended in controversy after just 89 seconds but did show what people will pay to seeIn Las Vegas, 30 years ago, prisoner 922335, not long released from the Indiana Youth Center, boxed an unknown club fighter in a bout that shattered pay-per-view records. Mike Tyson v Peter McNeeley may be, in a competitive field, the most audaciously staged mismatch in boxing history. Its global success, despite only 89 seconds of action and a farcical ending, set the tone for the sport’s development in the modern era.Promoted simply as “He’s Back”, the contest was Tyson’s return after a three-year imprisonment for rape, but the former undisputed heavyweight champion’s popularity seemed to have increased. Among those ringside at a sold-out MGM Grand sat Madonna, Nicolas Cage, Jerry Seinfeld, Denzel Washington, Jim Carrey, Pamela Anderson, Eddie Murphy and an alarmingly human-coloured Donald Trump. All in attendance to see something akin to a ritual sacrifice. Continue read...

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2 w. ago World's first robot OLYMPICS get off to a rocky start: Humanoids from 16 nations crash and collapse as they attempt to compete in boxing, athletics, and football

At one of the first events - five-aside football - 10 robots the size of seven-year-olds shuffled around the pitch, often getting stuck in a scrum or falling over en masse.

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3 w. ago Japan boxing authorities toughen up safety measures after deaths of two fighters in two days

The Japan Boxing Commission will crack down on rapid dehydration to ‘make weight’, which experts say makes the brain susceptible to bleedingBoxing authorities in Japan will introduce stricter safety measures after the sport was left in shock by the deaths this month of two boxers competing in the same event.Officials from the Japan Boxing Commission (JBC) told reporters this week the changes would include pre-bout urine tests, tougher rules on rapid weight loss and improvements in ringside medical services. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Second boxer dies after competing on same card as fellow fighter who lost his life

Two fighters on the same card have now died in Japan after it was confirmed that boxer Hiromasa Urakawa has succumbed to his injuries - soon after Yoji Saito also passed away

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3 w. ago Underground fight club organiser claims he's saving Aussie blokes' lives with violence: 'There are men who enjoy being punched in the face as a form of therapy'

An underground fight club organiser has clapped back at critics, including Australian boxing great Jeff Fenech, claiming that the fighting competition was helping men dealing with mental health issues.

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