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Boxing 'Eligible' Algiers Boxer Bunk?

It has emerged that this bouncer in a dress has lived as a woman, clocked up female life experiences, and has a lady passport to match. Now this man has come out swinging as a female boxer, claiming a sex change KO.

Published August 7, 2024 at 5:05am by

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is making headlines for all the wrong reasons at the 2024 Olympics. Some people are crying foul over her participation, claiming she's a man pounding women into the canvas.

Beating women is now a spectator sport. "Why are the #Olympics allowing this male to enter the boxing ring with a woman?"

Khelif and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan were given the green light to throw hands in the women's boxing event, but this decision sparked controversy, especially after Italian boxer Angela Carini threw in the towel 46 seconds into her bout against Khelif.

Conspiracy theories punched their way onto social media, alleging Khelif was a man. These claims were knocked out by the International Olympic Committee, which stated:

The Algerian boxer was born female, was registered female, lived her life as a female, boxed as a female, has a female passport... Scientifically, this is not a man fighting a woman.

Despite this, public figures like former President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and J.K. Rowling threw jabs at Khelif, landing blows on social media and amplifying the unsubstantiated claims.

The real punchline here is that the International Boxing Association, which previously disqualified Khelif and Lin at the 2023 World Championships, is no longer recognized by the Olympics. So, who's landing the knockout blow now?

The Olympics clarified eligibility is based on passports, and these two female boxers have been competing as women for years. Looks like some people need to stop throwing shade and start throwing in the towel.

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