57 h. ago Model marks split from Team GB Olympic icon with fresh ink – including face tattoo

Olympic boxing champion Nicola Adams, who made history by becoming the first woman to win a boxing gold medal, has called it quits with her girlfriend of seven years

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67 h. ago Olympic boxing hero, Nicola Adams, 42, 'splits from OnlyFans model girlfriend, 27, of seven years'

Nicola began dating Ella in 2018 after the pair met each other on a night out - and they subsequently opted to use fertility treatments in 2019 with the egg fertilised by a sperm donor.

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5 d. ago Welsh Olympic boxer dies just days after being released from prison

Rennie Edwards, from Pembrokeshire, boxed in the Olympics and professionally

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9 d. ago George Foreman showed every gesture is political – especially for Black athletes | Bryan Armen Graham

At the 1968 Olympics, Foreman’s flag-waving was seen as deference if not betrayal. But the reaction to it reveals the limited ways we allow Black athletes to express themselvesWhen a teenager from Texas named George Foreman waved a tiny American flag in the boxing ring after winning Olympic gold in 1968, he had little awareness of the political minefield beneath his size 15 feet. The moment, captured by television cameras for an audience of millions during one of the most volatile periods in American history, was instantly contrasted with another image from two days earlier at the same Mexico City Games: Tommie Smith and John Carlos, heads bowed and black-gloved fists raised in salute during the US national anthem, a silent act of protest that would become one of the defining visuals of the 20th century. Their message was unmistakable: a rebuke of the country that had sent them to compete while continuing to deny civil rights to people who looked like them. Their action was seen as ...

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9 d. ago ‘It’s a privilege’: Boris van der Vorst, the man who saved Olympic boxing

By forming a new governing body, World Boxing, the Dutchman prevented the sport being banished by the IOC“It feels like such a sweet week and of course I’m very happy and proud,” Boris van der Vorst says as, in his role as the founder and president of World Boxing, he takes a rare break to reflect on a mighty achievement. Just over two years ago, boxing had been struck off the initial programme for the Los Angeles Games in 2028 and it was about to be banished entirely from the Olympic movement. It was then that Van der Vorst set about establishing a new regulatory body to replace the discredited International Boxing Association.His work, despite intense pressure, was vindicated when Thomas Bach, the outgoing International Olympic Committee president, announced on Monday that his executive board had recommended boxing’s inclusion in the LA Olympics. The key stipulation was in place, because the IOC recognised World Boxing as the sport’s new regulatory body, and on Thursday Bach’s rec...

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1 week ago 'Olympic boxing decision would have been madness – just ask Anthony Joshua'

FRANK WARREN COLUMN:The hall-of-fame promoter takes a deep dive into the Olympics decisions this week which was a huge boost for the sport of boxing ahead of LA2028

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1 week ago British Olympic hero Sharron Davies blasts IOC after Lord Coe lost election race and throws gauntlet down to new president to protect women's sport after boxing gender row at Paris Games

New International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry is facing immediate calls to protect the women's category after securing a landslide election win.

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1 week ago British Olympic hero Sharron Davies blasts IOC after Lord Coe lost election race and throws gauntlet down to new president to protect women's sport after boxing gender row at Paris Games

New International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry is facing immediate calls to protect the women's category after securing a landslide election win.

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1 week ago New Olympics chief Kirsty Coventry backs blanket ban for trans athletes from all female events

Former Zimbabwean Olympic swimmer Kirsty Coventry, 41, was today elected as the new Olympics chief, pipping Lord Sebastian Coe and Juan Antonio Samaranch to the position.

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1 week ago World Boxing to determine new gender rules ‘in weeks rather than months’ after 2024 Olympics row

The new guidance is expected before the World Boxing Cup at the end of March as the sport looks to draw a line under a contentious issue

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1 week ago Boxing to feature at 2028 Olympics in LA after IOC votes to keep sport

The move ends years of doubt over the future of the sport at the Games

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1 week ago World Boxing to decide new gender eligibility rules in ‘two or three weeks’

Governing body wants rules ready for Brazil tournamentInvestigation sparked by row at Paris OlympicsWorld Boxing has reached “an advanced stage” of its investigation into the gender eligibility row that blighted the sport at the Olympic Games last year, and expects to announce its findings in a matter of “weeks rather than months”.Boris van der Vorst, the president of boxing’s governing body that was given a green light on Monday to run the Olympic competition at Los Angeles 2028, said: “There’s no specific timeline, but I expect it within two or three weeks. We want to have it before our next competition in Brazil.” Van der Vorst said all recommendations would need approval by him and the WB board. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Imane Khelif tells Donald Trump she is ‘not intimidated’ as she bids to defend gold at LA ‘28

The Algerian boxer won gold in Paris amid a gender eligibility controversy

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1 week ago Imane Khelif says 'Donald Trump does not intimidate me' as boxer plots Los Angeles Olympics gold

The Algerian was at the centre of a gender eligibility row during last summer’s Olympics

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1 week ago Imane Khelif hits back at Donald Trump and targets Olympic gold defence in LA

Algerian tells ITV News she plans to defend Paris titleKhelif says Trump comments ‘do not intimidate me’Imane Khelif has said she is looking forward to defending her Olympic title in Los Angeles, and will not be intimidated by the United States president, Donald Trump.The 25-year-old Algerian boxer, who won gold amid controversy and huge media attention at the Paris Olympics last year, has signalled her intention to repeat the feat in 2028 and hit back after Trump wrongly claimed she was transgender in August. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Imane Khelif hits back at Donald Trump and targets Olympic gold in LA

Algerian tells ITV News she plans to defend Paris titleKhelif says Trump comments ‘do not intimidate me’Imane Khelif has said she is looking forward to defending her Olympic title in Los Angeles and will not be intimidated by Donald Trump. The 25-year-old Algerian boxer, who won gold amid controversy and huge media attention at the Paris Olympics last year, has signalled her intention to repeat the feat in 2028 and hit back after Trump wrongly claimed she was transgender in August.In an interview with ITV News to be broadcast on Wednesday evening, Khelif said: “I will give you a straightforward answer: the US President issued a decision related to transgender policies in America. I am not transgender. This does not concern me and it does not intimidate me.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Controversial boxer Imane Khelif sends fierce warning to Donald Trump over LA Olympics after gender storm

Khelif was at the center of a bitter furor during last year's Olympics, when she was criticized by the likes of Trump, Elon Musk and JK Rowling.

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2 w. ago Boxing’s Olympic future set to be secured after IOC recommendation

President Bach backs sport’s inclusion for 2028 in LAStatus had been in doubt with governing body suspendedBoxing’s fragile Olympic status is on the verge of being secured after years of uncertainty. On Monday the International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said that his executive board had recommended that boxing should be included in the 2028 Games to be held in Los Angeles. It appears to be a formality that the IOC membership will ratify the decision in the coming days as Bach and his colleagues confirmed last month that that they now recognise World Boxing as the sport’s new international federation.“After the provisional recognition of World Boxing in February we were in the position to take this decision,” Bach said at a press conference. “I’m very confident the [IOC] session will approve it, so that all boxers then have certainty that they can participate in the Olympic Games in LA2028 if their national federation is recognised by World Boxing.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Olympic chiefs want boxing back in Games for Los Angeles 2028

Boxing is currently not part of the official programme for LA but that could soon change

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2 w. ago Olympic head accuses Russia of ‘fake news campaign’ over boxers

Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting found themselves at the centre of a media storm at Paris 2024

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