Controversial boxer’s next opponent ‘not scared’ for matchup: ‘I don’t care about the press’
Algerian boxer Imane Kherif advanced to the quarterfinals of the women’s 66kg division on Thursday after her opponent withdrew just 46 seconds into the bout. Kheriff faced Italian boxer Angela Carini, who said she had received the hardest punch she had ever received in her career and decided to accept defeat. Kherif has previously come […]
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 […]
Colorado Dem rakes in $750K since primary win — as GOP opponent Lauren Boebert faces fundraising crunch
The Colorado Democratic candidate has raised more than $750,000 in the month since winning her party’s primary, The Washington Post has learned, while her Republican opponent, Lauren Boebert, is facing a fundraising crisis. Democratic House candidate Trisha Calvarese’s campaign is set to announce fundraising figures on Thursday, weeks after her victory over Marine Corps veteran […]
Former Opponent of Olympic Trans Fighter Speaks Out
As transgender fighters Imane “The Bullet” Kherif of Algeria and Lin “The Bullet” Yu-ting of Taiwan prepare to step into the ring against female competitors later this week, one of Kherif’s former opponents is sounding the alarm about the dangers posed by male fighters. Mexico’s Brianda Tamara Cruz Sandoval, who fought Kheriff in December 2022, […]
First-term GOP rep fends off grudge challenge from McCarthy-backed primary opponent in Arizona
Rep. Eli Klain, R-Ariz., won a primary on Tuesday against a candidate he tried to tie to ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, whom Klain voted to impeach last year. Crain was being challenged by former Yavapai County Board of Supervisors member Jack Smith for his seat in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District. Klain was one of […]
Algerian judoka faces investigation after missing weight before match against Israeli opponent
An investigation has been launched after Algerian judoka Messaoud Driss failed to weigh in on Sunday, the day before he was due to face Israel’s Tohar Butbul at the Paris Olympics. The International Judo Federation (IJF) said on Monday it would investigate why Doris failed to make the weight limit. The bout was scheduled to […]
War veteran’s campaign unleashes on Dem opponent after top aide’s ‘disgusting’ smear of his military book
First appeared on FOX: The campaign of Sam Brown, a veteran running for U.S. Senate in Nevada, is fighting back against accusations of “fraud” from a campaign staffer for his Democratic opponent and a Nevada Democrat for selling a book about Brown’s recovery from a near-fatal injury suffered in the Iraq War. “Don’t worry, Sam. […]
UFC 304 opponent wasn’t ‘big enough name’ for UFC 300
Coming off of his satisfying win over Colby Covington, Leon Edwards had plans to include three title fights in 2024. The UFC welterweight champion was full of confidence. He spoke to a crowd of 41,000 at Villa Park.Just weeks after his decision win to close out UFC 2023 in his hometown of Birmingham, England, he […]
‘Unifying The Party’: Michigan GOP Senate Candidate Endorses Trump-Endorsed Opponent At Rally
Michigan Republican senate candidate Sandy Pensler announced that he will suspend his campaign, endorsing Trump-endorsed Rep. Mike Rogers on Saturday during Trump’s Michigan rally. “My campaign was always about making America better. The best way to do that is to enact President Trump’s policies,” Pensler said during the rally before he endorsed his GOP running […]
Whitmer’s former opponent warns Dems would be making big mistake replacing Biden with her
MILWAUKEE — Former Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon warned that adding Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to the presidential race would be a bad move for Democrats but a “great” move for the Republican Party. Rumors have been circulating in recent weeks that President Biden might bow to pressure and drop out of the 2024 […]