Boxing

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Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanks boxer Oleksandr Khyzhniak for Olympic gold amid Russian war

Ukrainian middleweight boxer Oleksandr Khyzhniak won the gold medal when he defeated Kazakhstan's Nurbek Oralbay 3-2 in a thrilling final at Roland Garros.

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Taiwanese Olympic boxer in gender controversy advances to gold medal fight as opponent does 'XX' gesture

Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting, who has been caught up in a gender controversy, will advance to the gold medal bout at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif dominates Thai opponent to advance to gold medal bout

Algerian Imane Khelif easily defeated Thailand's Janjaem Suwannapheng to advance to the gold medal fight at the Paris Olympics later this week.

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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif declines to answer question about testing amid gender controversy: report

Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Khelif reportedly declined to answer "whether she had undergone tests other than doping tests," according to The Associated Press.

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Algerian boxer at center of controversy makes 4-word declaration on gender after latest Olympic win

Imane Khelif has been the center of controversy at the Paris Olympics, but after the Algerian's latest victory, Khelif made a damning proclamation.

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Bulgarian fighter stokes controversy with gesture after loss to Olympian who failed gender test

Bulgarian boxer Svetlana Staneva fanned the flames of controversy with an apparent gesture following her loss to a Taiwanese boxer, who previously a failed gender test.

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IOC slams gender tests at center of Paris Olympics women's boxing controversy

An International Olympic Committee spokesman took shots at the tests the International Boxing Association apparently used for Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting.

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Taiwanese Olympic boxer who previously failed gender test guaranteed medal after latest win

Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting who has been at the center of a gender controversy at the Paris Olympics was guaranteed a medal after a win on Sunday.

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Former Olympian says boxers at the center of gender eligibility controversy ‘do not deserve this mistreatment’

Boxer Skye Nicolson came to the defense of Algeria’s Imane Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting amid an eligibility controversy surrounding their involvement in the Paris Olympics.

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IOC president labels scrutiny about two Olympic boxers who failed gender test as 'hate speech'

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said scrutiny over the eligibility of two boxers in the women's division amounted to "hate speech."

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Caitlyn Jenner speaks out on boxing controversy in Olympics: 'Shame on the IOC'

Caitlyn Jenner, the 1976 men's decathlon gold medal winner, spoke out against Imane Khelif's inclusion in the women's 66-kilogram Olympic boxing competition.

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Jemele Hill, Dawn Staley call out critics of controversial Olympic boxer: 'Hope Khelif sues some people'

Jemele Hill and Dawn Staley voiced support for Angela Carini after she forfeited against Imane Khelif, while blasting Khelif's critics.

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Italy's Angela Carini expresses regret over Olympic boxing match against fighter who failed gender test

Italy's Angela Carini spoke out about her Olympic bout against Imane Khelif and expressed some regret about how she handled the abandonment.

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IBA spars with IOC over eligibility of Olympic boxers who failed gender tests

The International Boxing Association fired back at the International Olympic Committee on Thursday over its defense of two boxers deemed to have male chromosomes.

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Riley Gaines calls female boxer a 'hero' for forfeiting match against fighter with XY chromosomes, slams IOC

Riley Gaines praises boxer Angela Carini for forfeiting her bout against Imane Khelif, who is deemed to have XY chromosomes, while fighting in the women's Olympic competition.

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Irish boxing champion who beat Algerian fighter in Olympic gender controversy weighs in on drama

Amy Broadhurst, who defeated Imane Khelif in the 2022 World Championships, spoke out about the Algerian boxer who was deemd to have male traits.

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Who is Lin Yu-Ting? The Taiwanese Olympic boxer deemed to have male chromosomes

Lin Yu-Ting was among the fighters caught in a gender eligibility controversy. Here's what to know about the Taiwanese Olympic boxer.

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Controversial boxer's next opponent 'not scared' for matchup: 'I don't care about the press'

Hungarian boxer Anna Luca Hamori is not afraid to fight Imane Khelif, who has been reported to have XY chromosomes and is fighting in the women's Olympic competition.

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Who is Imane Khelif: The Algerian Olympic boxer deemed to have male chromosomes

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is wrapped up in a gender controversy stemming from a disqualification from the 2023 IBA Women's World Championship.

Opinion 14 hours ago

Brutal, unfair Olympic beating tragic result of letting biological men compete in women’s sports

Imane Khelif of Team Algeria, who has previously been deemed a biological male, faced off against Italian female athlete Angela Carini in the boxing ring on day six of the Paris Olympic Games.

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Pat McAfee says men have 'clear advantage' in sports amid Imane Khelif Olympics controversy

Pat McAfee spoke about the controversy of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif defeating Italy's Angela Carini in the Olympics, despite Khelif failing a gender eligibility test in the past.

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Jake Paul calls out 'sickening' Olympics boxing controversy, offers fighter spot on undercard

YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul called the controversy surrounding Italian boxer Angela Carini and Algerian Imane Khelif "sickening" and a "travesty."

Politics 14 hours ago

White House, Harris silent on Olympics gender controversy as Trump vows to 'protect women and girls'

The Trump campaign is blasting an Olympic boxer with male chromosomes who won a match in 46 seconds, leaving her opponent in tears after taking heavy hits.

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Olympic boxer deemed to have male chromosomes wins fight in 46 seconds, opponent left in tears after hard hits

An Algerian boxer in the midst of a gender eligibility controversy won her match against an Italian fighter and left her in tears in the 46-second bout.

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Italian boxer breaks silence after abandoning Olympic bout against fighter in gender controversy

Angela Carini of Italy explained why she abandoned her match against Algeria's Imane Khelif on Thursday at the Paris Olympics amid swirling controversy.

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Former opponent of Olympic boxer in gender eligibility controversy speaks out: 'Her blows hurt me a lot'

A former opponent of Algeria's Imane Khelif, who is caught up in a gender eligibility controversy, spoke out before the fighter was set to compete in the Paris Olympics.

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2 boxers cleared to compete in women's division at Paris Olympics after gender eligibility questions, IOC says

Two boxers fighting in the women's division at the Paris Olympics were cleared to compete after questions were raised about gender eligibility requirements.

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Samoa boxing coach dies in Olympic village after suffering cardiac arrest

Lionel Fatu Elika, 60, died after suffering cardiac arrest while at the Olympic village on Friday. The International Boxing Association confirmed the news of his death on Saturday.

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Boxing champ Ebanie Bridges fires back at OnlyFans criticism: 'People are small-minded'

Ebanie Bridges, who held the IBF bantamweight championship, fired back at criticism over her decision to put content on OnlyFans, saying its a more reliable form of income.

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God 'stepped in and saved' Donald Trump from assassination, Jake Paul says

YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul says God played a role in former President Trump narrowly escaping getting assassinated at a rally earlier this month.

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Conor McGregor blasts Jake Paul, Mike Perry after boxing spectacle

UFC star Conor McGregor fired shots at Jake Paul and Mike Perry after the two fought each other in a boxing match on Saturday night in Florida.