IBA president calls for the removal of Imane Khelif’s Olympic gold medal
Call for Stripping Olympic Gold Medal from Algerian Boxer The President of the International Boxing Association (IBA), Umar Klemrev, has stated that Iman Kerif’s Olympic gold medal should be revoked to promote “transparency and openness.” Kerif secured the gold medal in women’s boxing at the 2024 Paris Games, although the IBA has faced scrutiny regarding […]
Olympic Boxer Who Failed IBA Gender Tests Reveals Dramatic Feminine Makeover
The Olympic boxer, who won women’s boxing gold in Paris this month after failing the IBA’s gender test, posted a video on Instagram showing off her dramatic feminization. Algerian boxer Imane Kherif appears in an ad for Algerian cosmetics company Beauty Code. The ad starts with Kherif wearing boxing gloves and with her hair pulled […]
Spanish Boxing Trainer Says Olympic Fighter Who Failed IBA Gender Tests Was Considered Too Dangerous to Train with Women
Former Olympic boxer and Olympic boxing trainer Rafa Lozano said at a recent boxing camp in Spain that Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Kherif was deemed too dangerous for women to train with. Spanish boxer and trainer said Radio Marca said it would be “unfair” to allow Kherif to box as a woman at the Paris […]
Algerian Fighter Who Failed IBA Gender Test Wins Gold Medal in Women’s Welterweight Division
Algerian Olympian Imane Kherif, who is said to have male chromosomes, won the gold medal in the women’s welterweight division on Friday, defeating China’s Yang Liu by unanimous decision. The crushing victory was Kherif’s fourth consecutive victory over a female opponent in Paris. Retweet! The IOC has let women down. A male boxer is now […]
Taiwanese Olympic Boxer Who Failed IBA Gender Test Advances to Gold Medal Fight as Female Opponent Makes ‘XX’ Gesture
Taiwanese Olympic athlete Lin Yu-ting, who has been at the center of a gender debate that has garnered international attention, beat Turkish female fighter Esra Yildiz Kahraman by unanimous decision on Wednesday night to book her place in the gold medal round. After the match, Kahraman makes the “XX” symbol with her fingers to show […]
Boxer Angela Carini Could Receive $50,000 Award from IBA After Her Loss to Fighter Alleged to Have Male Chromosomes
VILLEPINTE, France (AP) — The banned International Boxing Association wants to award an Italian boxer a $50,000 prize. Angela CariniHe withdrew from the first match in tears. Imane Khelif Algerian Paris Olympics Just 46 seconds later. IBA president Umar Kremlev made the announcement in the latest video in a series of sharp criticisms of the […]
Olympics Were Warned About Fighter Who Failed IBA Gender Tests
World Boxing Organisation (WBO) officials say they had warned the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in advance that at least one of the two controversial boxers dominating the female competitors in Paris had failed a gender test. Hungarian Istvan Kovács, WBO’s European vice-president and former secretary-general of the International Boxing Association, told media in his country […]
Olympic Boxer Who Failed IBA Gender Test Declares ‘I Am a Woman’ After Big Olympic Win
After beating Hungary’s Anna-Luka Hammoni earlier this week, controversial Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Kherif defied her detractors, declaring: “I am a woman!” Both Kheriff and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting failed the International Boxing Association’s gender eligibility test and missed out on medals at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, but this year they have dominated female opponents. According […]
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 […]
Tearful Olympic Boxer Who Failed IBA Gender Test Defeats Female Hungarian Rival in Pivotal Fight
Algerian boxer Imane Kherif, who is said to have male chromosomes, defeated Hungarian boxer Anna-Luka Haronyi by unanimous decision on Saturday as Kherif’s heated battle continued in her quest for Olympic gold. The Algerian started the week off with a win over Italian fighter Angela Carini in just 46 seconds. Her bout with Haroni didn’t […]