Bulgarian Female Boxer Makes ‘XX” Chromosome Symbol After Losing to Fighter Who Failed IBA Gender Test
After losing to a Taiwanese boxer who failed the IBA’s gender test in 2023, Bulgarian female boxer Svetlana Staneva made the “XX” chromosome symbol with her fingers in a powerful gesture to identify her as a woman. Staneva lost a 5-0 unanimous decision to Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting on Sunday. Controversy has swirled around both Yu-ting […]
Bulgarian fighter stokes controversy with gesture after loss to Olympian who failed gender test
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Middle East crisis live: US deploys fighter jets and warships to region as more airlines cancel flights | Israel-Gaza war
Important Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Health Ministry: 39,550 Palestinians killed in Gaza attacks Since October 7, Israeli military attacks on Gaza have killed at least 39,550 Palestinians and injured 91,128.Gaza’s Health Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. share Patrick Winter Standing next to President Donald Trump […]
Social Media Erupts After Taiwanese Fighter Who Failed IBA Gender Test Defeats Female Opponent
The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to allow two boxers who failed the IBA’s gender test to compete as women at the 2024 Olympics in Paris this week has sparked an outpouring of criticism on social media. The crushing victories of Algerian boxer Imane Kherif on Thursday and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting on Friday caused […]
Austin to send fighter jets, keep carrier group in Middle East for Israel defense
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the deployment of fighter jets, naval ships and air defense forces to the Middle East amid rising tensions in the region following Israeli attacks on Iran and Lebanon. “The Department of Defense continues to take steps to mitigate potential escalation of regional tensions from Iran or its partners and […]
Paris Olympics: Second Gender-Related Boxing Controversy Emerges With Taiwanese Fighter Lin Yu-Ting
PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 2: Chinese Taipei team’s Lin Yuting competes against Sitra Turdibekova in the women’s 57kg preliminary round (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images) By Blake Wolf, OAN StaffFriday, August 2, 2024 12:31 PM Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting’s victory in her bout against Uzbekistan’s Shitra Turdybekova on Friday sparked a second controversy in Olympic […]
Irish boxing champion who beat Algerian fighter in Olympic gender controversy weighs in on drama
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Riley Gaines calls female boxer a ‘hero’ for forfeiting match against fighter with XY chromosomes, slams IOC
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Fighter Alleged to Have Male Chromosomes Set to Face Hungarian Anna Luca Hamori After Italian Opponent Only Lasted 46 Seconds
Imane Kherif’s first female opponent lasted just 46 seconds in the first round, and while we don’t know how long her next opponent will last, we do know who she’ll be facing. Kerif, who failed the International Boxing Association’s (IBA) gender eligibility test in 2023 but is still allowed to compete against women at the […]
Jake Paul calls out ‘sickening’ Olympics boxing controversy, offers fighter spot on undercard
One of boxing’s most prominent figures has spoken out about the gender debate at the Olympics. After Angela Carini withdrew from a fight against a boxer who allegedly has XY chromosomes, Jake Paul called the incident “sickening” and a “farce.” “No matter what you believe, this is wrong and dangerous,” Paul wrote on X (formerly […]