KELLIE HARRINGTON is Ireland’s history-making golden girl, defeating China’s Wenlu Yang in the lightweight final this evening. The win makes it back-to-back Olympic gold medals for the Dubliner who also struck gold at Tokyo 2020. This was a repeat of the 2016 World Championship final, which Yang won on points. She raced out of the…
IMANE Khelif is in the Paris Olympics welterweight (66kgs) final after defeating Thailand’s Janjaem Suwannapheng via unanimous decision. Khelif is now just one win away from securing the gold medal, which she believes will silence her critics. Khelif outpointed the Thai southpaw to reach the final of last year’s World Championship before being disqualified. Suwannapheng…
Shortly before he improved to 10 fights unbeaten, scoring knockout number eight by shelling Mariusz Wach in two rounds, Moses Itauma discussed his career prospects and lofty aspirations with Shaun Brown. BUSINESS is booming in the heavyweight division and there has never been a better time to be a part of it. It is even…
SANDY RYAN will put her WBO welterweight title on the line against challenger Mikaela Mayer on September 27 in New York’s Madison Square Garden Theater. Taking the first step of a rebuilding process after suffering a close loss to Natasha Jonas in England, Mayer hopes that bringing a UK boxer over the pond will help…
THE International Boxing Association today said the International Olympic Committee ignored their concerns about Imane Khelif and Yu Ting Lin ahead of the Paris Olympics. The Algerian and Taiwanese boxers have been the most talked about athletes in the world over the last few days. The storm started after Italian southpaw Angela Carini folded in…
JACK Catterall’s clash with Regis Prograis has been rescheduled for October 26. They were originally set to meet on August 24, but Catterall withdrew after suffering an injury in training. Manchester’s Co-op Live arena remains the venue of choice. Quite how the delay impacts either fighter remains to be seen. Neither can afford to wait, as…
Who is Imane Khelif? The 25-year-old was born on May 2, 1999, in Aïn Sidl Ali, Laghouat, Algeria. Her father was a welder, but her mother’s occupation is unknown. Khelif was drawn to sports from a young age and enjoyed playing football, but, at 16 years old, got attached to boxing, having reportedly used her…
By Mark Baldwin A LESS than half-fill Manchester Arena in April 2022. Back then, Conor Benn only had his surname. It wasn’t enough to bums on seats. The notoriety label from several failed drug tests would help on that score. Benn hasn’t been seen inside a British ring since. The type of power that he…
IMANE KHELIF, one of the most talked about athletes of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, has called for the bullying to end amidst a row over her eligibility to compete. The 25-year-old Algerian faces Thailand’s Janjaem Suwannapheng in the women’s welterweight semi-finals tomorrow (August 6). Khelif’s qualification for the last four has already guaranteed her…
Paris 2024 is now well underway. Before the tournament, Taylor O’Higgins dipped into the archive, remembering some of the Olympics’ most memorable moments. From future stars such as Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, George Foreman and Oscar De La Hoya announcing themselves to the world with Olympic gold – to the historic achievements of Teófilo…
