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Ashleyann Lozada never dreamed of becoming a boxer. She only took up boxing after her mother encouraged her to channel her frequent fights with classmates into the sport. Her peers had nicknamed her "The Boxer" after noticing her fighting stance, which she attributes to being influenced by watching Miguel Cotto's fights.
Claressa Maria Shields [1] (born March 17, 1995) is an American professional boxer and professional mixed martial artist.She has held multiple world championships in five weight classes, including the undisputed female light middleweight title in March 2021; the undisputed female middleweight title twice between 2019 and 2024; the World Boxing Council (WBC) and International Boxing Federation ...
[35] [49] While the IOC does not test athletes for gender, [7] [clarification needed] it stated that all athletes competing in Paris comply with the competition's eligibility and entry regulation, and that Khelif "was born female, was registered female, lived her life as a female, boxed as a female, has a female passport".
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has won a gold medal Friday at the Paris Olympics, emerging a champion from a tumultuous run at the Games where she endured intense scrutiny in the ring and online ...
“A young female boxer has just had everything she’s worked and trained for snatched away because you allowed a male to get in the ring with her,” Rowling wrote, reposting a video of an IOC ...
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, whose Olympics run has been overshadowed by a controversy over her gender, is getting closer to winning gold in Paris. On Tuesday, Khelif won over her semi final bout ...
Nicola Virginia Adams (born 26 October 1982) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2017 to 2019. She retired with an undefeated record and held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) female flyweight title in 2019.
Italian boxer Angela Carini came to the Paris Olympics aiming for a medal to honor her late father and coach, who died shortly after she participated in the Tokyo Games three years ago. The 25 ...