On May 30, 2025, World Boxing, a different sanctioning body from the World Boxing Organization, announced that Khelif would not be allowed to compete in its events until passing a genetic sex ...

Olympic boxing risks being reduced to a mere youth tournament if the International Boxing Association remains excluded as the ...

Olympic boxing will become just a youth tournament if the International Boxing Association stays excluded as a governing body ...

World Boxing President Boris an der Vorst on Monday apologized to Algerian boxer Imane Khelif after singling her out in an announcement about the organization’s new mandatory sex testing policy.

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who won a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, was banned from the World Boxing Organization (WBO) because she isn't a woman. Rating: Context: On May 30, 2025, World ...

LONDON (Reuters) -Olympic boxing will become just a youth tournament if the International Boxing Association stays excluded ...

World Boxing made it clear that the choice was not taken hastily. The organization claims that the goal of the new policy is to establish a uniform framework for determining eligibility in both ...

With 17 weight classes in boxing and four major sanctioning bodies that bestow world titles, keeping track of who holds each ...

Eindhoven mayor Jeroen Dijsselbloem criticized World Boxing’s decision ... “We are expressing our disapproval of this decision today and are calling on the organization to admit Imane Khelif after all ...

The decision, announced by World Boxing on May 30, marks the enforcement of the organization’s forthcoming “Sex, Age, and Weight” policy that aims to ensure safety and fairness in sports.