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India to host World Boxing Cup Final in November 2025
6 days ago

India to host World Boxing Cup Final in November 2025

The Hindu  

India was on Tuesday awarded the hosting rights for the World Boxing Cup Final 2025, the Boxing Federation of India announced. The ranking tournament, scheduled to be held in November next year, will mark the culmination of three World Boxing Cups held earlier in 2025. READ: Israel Vazquez, the three-time world boxing champion from Mexico, dies at 46 Simultaneously, the …

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India set to host World Boxing Final in November 2025
6 days, 14 hours ago

India set to host World Boxing Final in November 2025

India Today  

India is set to host the prestigious World Boxing Cup Final in November 2025, cementing its support for the breakaway World Boxing organisation. He added, “We are honoured to contribute to the sport's legacy and look forward to welcoming the global boxing community to India in 2025.” The exact dates for the tournament will be confirmed in January, but it …

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Imane Khelif most searched athlete on Google in 2024, Hardik Pandya in top 10
1 week, 6 days ago

Imane Khelif most searched athlete on Google in 2024, Hardik Pandya in top 10

India Today  

As 2024 comes to a close, Google has revealed its list of the most-searched athletes, with Algerian boxer and Paris Olympics gold medalist Imane Khelif leading the rankings. Joining her in the top 10 are prominent figures like India’s all-rounder Hardik Pandya and Spanish football sensation Lamine Yamal, each making headlines for their achievements and controversies throughout the year. Top …

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Gender row in boxing: Lin Yu-ting withdraws from UK boxing competition after eligibility dispute
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Gender row in boxing: Lin Yu-ting withdraws from UK boxing competition after eligibility dispute

Firstpost  

Lin Yu-ting, who, along with Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, was involved in a gender controversy at the Paris Olympics, was set to compete in the World Boxing Cup Finals in Sheffield, starting Wednesday. Lin, who along with Algerian boxer Imane Khelif was embroiled in a gender row at the Paris Olympics, was due to compete in the World Boxing Cup …

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Taiwan Olympic champion Lin Yu-ting quits World Boxing Cup Finals after gender questions
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Taiwan Olympic champion Lin Yu-ting quits World Boxing Cup Finals after gender questions

The Hindu  

Taiwan’s Olympic boxing gold medallist Lin Yu-ting has pulled out of an international competition in Britain after the organiser questioned her gender eligibility, Taiwanese sports officials said on Wednesday. It was to be Lin’s first international competition since Paris, but she withdrew after World Boxing questioned her eligibility, Taiwan’s Sports Administration said in a statement. “Additionally, World Boxing’s medical committee …

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Taiwan’s Olympic medallist Lin Yu-ting quits boxing event over gender issue
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Taiwan’s Olympic medallist Lin Yu-ting quits boxing event over gender issue

Al Jazeera  

Taiwanese officials withdraw Lin from the event in the UK to ‘avoid further harm’ to the Paris 2024 gold medallist. Taiwan’s Olympic boxing gold medallist Lin Yu-ting has pulled out of an international competition in the United Kingdom after the organisers questioned her gender eligibility, Taiwanese sports officials have said. It was to be Lin’s first international competition since Paris, …

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World Boxing introduces new Asian Confederation
3 weeks, 6 days ago

World Boxing introduces new Asian Confederation

The Hindu  

World Boxing on Tuesday backed the newly-formed Asian boxing confederation to represent and promote the sport in the region, an organisation not associated with the Russian-led International Boxing Association. The announcement came days after 25 out of 36 member federations of the existing Asian Boxing Confederation voted to remain affiliated with the IBA in an Extraordinary Congress. Immediately after the …

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Jake Paul faces Mike Tyson in boxing event unlike any other
1 month, 1 week ago

Jake Paul faces Mike Tyson in boxing event unlike any other

CNN  

CNN — Love him or hate him, the world continues to watch Jake Paul, the former YouTuber and Disney star who has taken over social media since his switch to boxing in 2020. I can’t go literally anywhere.” An unusual boxing journey Paul had an unconventional introduction to boxing, which he said started “as a whole YouTube extravaganza” of people …

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Dana Coolwell excited to box on Jake Paul, Mike Tyson undercard in Texas
2 months, 1 week ago

Dana Coolwell excited to box on Jake Paul, Mike Tyson undercard in Texas

ABC  

They say everything is bigger in Texas and that is true for boxer Dana Coolwell. ABC Sport can reveal the Mununjali man, who is the 16th-ranked featherweight in world boxing, will fight undefeated American Bruce Carrington on the undercard of Jake Paul and Mike Tyson. Sports commentator Renee Gartner said the unique opportunity for Coolwell to fight with potentially hundreds …

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Ex-champ Golovkin takes leading role in group aiming to save boxing’s Olympic status
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-champ Golovkin takes leading role in group aiming to save boxing’s Olympic status

Associated Press  

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Former world champion Gennady Golovkin is taking a leading role in World Boxing, the group aiming to keep the sport on the Olympic program for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. World Boxing said on Thursday that Golovkin would chair an “Olympic commission” tasked with persuading the International Olympic Committee that the breakaway organization founded last year is …

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'Gladiator' Dubois destroys Joshua, landing brutal 5th-round KO
3 months ago

'Gladiator' Dubois destroys Joshua, landing brutal 5th-round KO

China Daily  

Anthony Joshua sprawls on the canvas after being hit by Daniel Dubois during their IBF world heavyweight title fight at Wembley Stadium, London, on Saturday. With a brutal fifth-round knockout of Anthony Joshua in front of 96,000 fans at Wembley Stadium, Dubois showed he might be the real deal — and the future of boxing's marquee division. The 27-year-old Dubois …

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Algerian boxing that’s home to Imane Khelif joins global body trying to save Olympic status
3 months, 1 week ago

Algerian boxing that’s home to Imane Khelif joins global body trying to save Olympic status

Associated Press  

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The Algerian boxing federation that is home to Olympic champion Imane Khelif on Tuesday joined the World Boxing group that wants to save the sport’s place at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The International Olympic Committee has set a deadline of early next year for a credible governing body to be in place after years of turmoil …

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World Boxing chief urges national federations to help restore sport in 2028 Olympics
3 months, 2 weeks ago

World Boxing chief urges national federations to help restore sport in 2028 Olympics

The Hindu  

Time is running out for national federations to rally behind World Boxing and help restore the sport in the Olympic programme for the 2028 Games, its president Boris van der Vorst told Reuters. It’s about keeping boxing in Olympics,” Van der Vorst told Reuters on Sunday on the sidelines of the general assembly of the Olympic Council of Asia. World …

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After Controversy Over India's Nishant Dev, World Boxing Chief Says 'We're Working on Using AI to Make Scoring System Transparent'
3 months, 2 weeks ago

After Controversy Over India's Nishant Dev, World Boxing Chief Says 'We're Working on Using AI to Make Scoring System Transparent'

News 18  

World Boxing president Boris van der Vorst is determined to transform the sport by exploring the use of modern technology, such as Artificial Intelligence, to make the scoring system more objective and transparent, once the breakaway body receives the official recognition from the IOC. World Boxing has also been given time until the end of the year to secure the …

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World Boxing to announce major increase in membership after Paris in its bid to save Olympic boxing
4 months, 1 week ago

World Boxing to announce major increase in membership after Paris in its bid to save Olympic boxing

Associated Press  

PARIS — The nascent governing body fighting to keep boxing in the Olympics is about to get a major membership boost. World Boxing expects to expand its membership base to 50 national federations or more in the weeks after the conclusion of the tumultuous Paris Olympics, President Boris Van Der Vorst told The Associated Press. Van Der Vorst said he …

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Seb Coe vows to ‘stand up for women’s sport’ as he plots IOC presidency bid
4 months, 1 week ago

Seb Coe vows to ‘stand up for women’s sport’ as he plots IOC presidency bid

The Telegraph  

Sebastian Coe has given his strongest indication yet that he intends on running to become the next president of the International Olympic Committee after vowing to protect women’s sport for as long as possible after the boxing eligibility controversy of the Paris Games. But the German, buffeted by criticism over allowing two biologically male fighters to win Olympic gold medals …

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What is the IBA and why is it being blamed for the pile-on against Olympic boxer Imane Khelif?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

What is the IBA and why is it being blamed for the pile-on against Olympic boxer Imane Khelif?

ABC  

If you've been watching the Paris Olympics or reading about it online, it's highly likely you've seen the names Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting or heard rumblings of some kind of gender-based dispute in the women's boxing competition. The IBA declared Khelif and Lin had failed tests conducted during the IBA World Championships in 2022 and 2023 and, as such, …

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As Lovlina goes down, wake up for Indian boxing with medalless Paris return
4 months, 2 weeks ago

As Lovlina goes down, wake up for Indian boxing with medalless Paris return

New Indian Express  

Off the ring, Boxing Federation of India seems to be hit by a big blow. The next HPD Bernard Dunne too was sacked after boxers could not make it to the Olympics during the world qualifiers in March this year. Not just the federation, even Sports Authority of India’s flagship programme for elite athletes Target Olympic Podium Scheme need to …

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Banned governing body that's fueling outcry on Olympic boxers has Russian ties and troubled history
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Banned governing body that's fueling outcry on Olympic boxers has Russian ties and troubled history

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The IBA's decision last year …

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Banned governing body that’s fueling outcry on Olympic boxers has Russian ties and troubled history
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Banned governing body that’s fueling outcry on Olympic boxers has Russian ties and troubled history

Associated Press  

VILLEPINTE, France — Nearly 17 months ago in New Delhi, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif was disqualified from the International Boxing Association’s world championships three days after she won an early-round bout with Azalia Amineva, a previously unbeaten Russian prospect. The IBA said Khelif and fellow boxer Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan had failed “to meet the required necessary eligibility criteria and …

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Women's world champion DEFENDS Olympics boxers at center of gender controversy after fighting them both
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Women's world champion DEFENDS Olympics boxers at center of gender controversy after fighting them both

Daily Mail  

Women's featherweight world champion Skye Nicolson has defended the boxers at the center of the Olympics gender row and accused people of 'jumping on the bandwagon without knowing all the details.' The two female fighters were cleared to compete in the women's category in Paris despite being thrown out of last year's world championships after tests allegedly proved they contain …

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Imane Khelif’s Olympic participation decried in letter from her next opponent’s boxing federation
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Imane Khelif’s Olympic participation decried in letter from her next opponent’s boxing federation

Associated Press  

VILLEPINTE, France — The Hungarian Boxing Association says it is sending letters of protest to both the IOC and Hungary’s Olympic committee over Anna Luca Hamori’s quarterfinal matchup with Imane Khelif of Algeria in women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics. “This is unacceptable and outrageous.” The boxing association plans to “express our indignation and request that the IOC reconsider its …

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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Labour blame game already wearing thin
4 months, 3 weeks ago

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Labour blame game already wearing thin

Daily Mail  

Just a month after the election, the hollowness of Labour's glib promise to 'mend broken Britain' is already apparent. Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech during a press conference on August 1 Home Secretary Yvette Cooper pays tribute to the child victims of a knife attack on July 30 His pledge to maintain public order would carry more …

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Breakaway boxing body’s president backs the IOC’s handling of gender issues at the Paris Olympics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Breakaway boxing body’s president backs the IOC’s handling of gender issues at the Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

VILLEPINTE, France — The head of the governing body that hopes to run the next Olympic boxing tournament said he supports the IOC’s eligibility policies at the Paris Olympics, and he urged those without deep understandings of gender issues to entrust those determinations to medical professionals and scientists. World Boxing president Boris Van Der Vorst also told The Associated Press …

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