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Extra.ie
5 hours ago
- Sport
- Extra.ie
'Exciting times' -- Kellie Harrington teases boxing comeback
Kellie Harrington has teased a potential boxing comeback as she revealed she was flying to the UK to meet with professional boxing promoter, Eddie Hearn. The double Olympian hung up her gloves in August 2024 after defending her 60kg Olympic title in Paris. While the now 35-year-old has previously been vocally against not turning to the professional ranks, perhaps she's had a change of heart. Kellie Harrington has teased a potential boxing comeback as she revealed she was flying to the UK to meet with professional boxing promoter, Eddie Hearn. Pic: INPHO/James Crombie On Tuesday morning, Kellie took to Instagram and shared a picture alongside two boxing coaches from the IABA [Irish Athletic Boxing Association]. Kellie was all smiles as she posed in front of the departure gates at Dublin Airport ahead of the 7am flight to Liverpool. The Portland Row native was alongside Monkstown BC's [boxing club] James Doyle and Lynne McEnery of St Paul's BC, Waterford. Kellie kept tight-lipped on the reasoning for the trio's trip to Liverpool, tagging British promoter Eddie Hearn in the snap, which also saw her adding a boxing glove emoji as well as an piece of paper emoji. Pic: Kellie Harrington/Instagram Kellie kept tight-lipped on the reasoning for the trio's trip to Liverpool, tagging British promoter Eddie Hearn in the snap, which also saw her adding a boxing glove emoji as well as a piece of paper emoji. Lynne re-shared the picture to her own Instagram, adding: 'Exciting times.' Eddie is one of the biggest boxing promoters at the minute and is the chairman of Matchroom Sport. The 46-year-old has promoted a range of huge boxing names including Gennady Golovkin, Canelo Álvarez, Anthony Joshua and Bray native, Katie Taylor. Before Christmas, Kellie admitted that she needed a 'little bit of time to breathe and decompress' but wasn't ruling out a return to boxing in some capacity. Speaking to RTÉ at the time, she said: 'There is a lot more to life than sport. I'm slowly getting to realise that again. 'After ten years of boxing, I need to find who I am without it and see if I like that. If I don't, then I can get back coaching or boxing.'
National Post
30-05-2025
- Health
- National Post
Olympic boxing champ Imane Khelif must undergo genetic sex screening
Article content Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif must undergo genetic sex screening to participate in upcoming events with the sport's new governing body. Article content Article content World Boxing announced mandatory sex testing for all athletes Friday. The governing body specifically mentioned Khelif when announcing the policy, saying the Algerian gold medal winner must be screened before she will be approved to fight at any upcoming events, including the Eindhoven Box Cup next month in the Netherlands. Article content 'The introduction of mandatory testing will be part of a new policy on 'Sex, Age and Weight' to ensure the safety of all participants and deliver a competitive level playing field for men and women,' World Boxing wrote in a statement. The fighters' national federations will be responsible for administering the tests and providing the results to World Boxing. Article content Khelif won a gold medal at the Paris Olympics last summer amid international scrutiny on her and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting, another gold medal winner. The previous governing body for Olympic boxing, the Russian-dominated International Boxing Association, disqualified both fighters from its 2023 world championships after claiming they had failed an unspecified eligibility test. Article content The IOC ran the past two Olympic boxing tournaments after the banishment of the IBA for decades of misdeeds and controversy, and it applied the sex eligibility rules used in previous Olympics. Khelif and Lin were eligible to compete under those standards. Article content Khelif intends to return to international competition next month in Eindhoven as part of her plan to defend her gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics, but some boxers and their federations had already spoken out to protest her inclusion. Article content Chromosome testing was common in Olympic sports during the 20th century, but was largely abandoned in the 1990s because of numerous ambiguities that couldn't be easily resolved by the tests, collectively known as differences in sex development (DSD). Many sports switched to hormone testing to determine sex eligibility, but those tests require governing bodies to make difficult decisions on the eligibility of women with naturally high testosterone levels. Article content Three months ago, World Athletics — the governing body for track and field — became the first Olympic sport to reintroduce chromosome testing, requiring athletes who compete in the women's events to submit to the test once in their careers. Article content World Boxing has been provisionally approved to replace the IBA as the governing body at the Los Angeles Games, but it has faced significant pressure from boxers and their federations to create sex eligibility standards.
The Guardian
30-05-2025
- Health
- The Guardian
Imane Khelif must undergo mandatory sex testing to compete, World Boxing says
Imane Khelif must undergo what World Boxing describes as 'mandatory sex testing' if she wishes to compete in any women's event organised or sanctioned by the governing body. Gender-row boxer Khelif won gold in the women's 66kg category at last summer's Olympic Games, having been cleared to compete despite being disqualified from the 2023 World Championships organised by the International Boxing Association for allegedly failing to meet eligibility criteria. World Boxing announced on Friday it was introducing the testing 'to determine the eligibility of male and female athletes that want to take part in its competitions'. The body – which will oversee boxing at the next Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028 – said it had written to the Algerian boxing federation to say that until Khelif had undergone the test, she would not be able to compete in next month's Eindhoven Box Cup or any other women's event under its authority. World Boxing said it was introducing the rules as part of a new policy on sex, age and weight 'to ensure the safety of all participants and deliver a competitive level playing field for men and women'. The letter stated that in the event of a challenge by the federation or by World Boxing to Khelif's sex certification, Khelif would remain ineligible to compete until the dispute was resolved. Speaking to ITV News in March about the row over her involvement at the Olympics, Khelif said: 'I see myself as a girl, just like any other girl. I was born a girl, raised as a girl and have lived my entire life as one. 'I have competed in many tournaments, including the Tokyo Olympics and other major competitions, as well as four World Championships. All of these took place before I started winning and earning titles. But once I began achieving success, the campaigns against me started.' All athletes over 18 wishing to compete in a World Boxing owned or sanctioned event will need to undergo a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) genetic test to determine their sex at birth and their eligibility to compete. Sign up to The Recap The best of our sports journalism from the past seven days and a heads-up on the weekend's action after newsletter promotion Athletes deemed to be male at birth, as evidenced by the presence of Y chromosome genetic material (the SRY gene) or with a difference of sexual development (DSD) where male androgenisation occurs, will be eligible to compete in the male category, World Boxing said.
RTÉ News
27-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Belfast to host elite competition with eye on boxing world championships
The Irish Amateur Boxing Association (IABA) is hosting an elite competition in Belfast for the first time, which takes place next month with focus on the upcoming World Boxing world championships in Liverpool in September. The IABA recently joined the Olympics-approved boxing body and will use the 2025 National Elite Competition to help select the squad for the short hop across the Irish Sea. As a result, the Belfast competition will take place under World Boxing regulations. A statement from the IABA read: "The competition is being held at World Boxing weights and will be a factor in selecting the Team Ireland team to contest the World Boxing World Championships in Liverpool, September 4th to 14th. "It is a collaboration between Central Council and the High Performance Unit, with the invaluable support of Ulster Provincial Council, Antrim County Board and Belfast City Council." A host of Olympians are set to take centre stage at the Belfast venue, including Paris Games participants Daina Moorehouse, Jenny Lehane, Michaela Walsh, Grainne Walsh, and Aoife O'Rourke in the women's category. Olympians Dean Clancy and Jack Marley are among the competitors in the men's competition. The boxing will take place from 2-5 June at the Girdwood Community Hub, which has a capacity of 800. "We are thrilled to welcome this Elite Competition to Belfast for the first time in history, a truly momentous occasion for Belfast and for Irish sport," said Ulster Boxing Council president, Kevin Duffy. "This prestigious event marks a significant milestone, celebrating the strength, talent, and dedication of Ireland's finest amateur boxers on a stage that reflects the passion and pride of Belfast's boxing heritage. "As a city long known for producing champions and fostering a deep love for the sport, it is an honour to host such a historic championship."
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
Austin mosques targeted in vandalism, prompting calls for heightened security
Three Austin mosques were reportedly vandalized late Wednesday night in what the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) called a series of targeted hate incidents. The spray-painted graffiti, including Stars of David, appeared at Nueces Mosque, Islamic Ahlul Bayt Association (IABA), and the Austin Diyanet Center. Security footage from Nueces Mosque shows a masked white male tagging multiple areas, including the entrance, the Imam's office, and a nearby fence. Similar graffiti was later found at IABA's gate and billboards and at the Diyanet Center's entrance. CAIR-Austin noted these acts fit a 'disturbing pattern' of incidents against Muslim houses of worship in the city. Nueces Mosque has reported four hate-related incidents since October. 'These three incidents, which reportedly took place on the same night, were apparently targeted attacks meant to instill fear and division,' said CAIR-Austin Operations Manager Shaimaa Zayan. 'We call upon APD to urgently heighten security and surveillance around all Islamic Centers in Austin.' In response, the Austin Police Department said it is actively investigating the incidents and has increased patrols at all mosque locations. 'APD remains unwavering in its commitment to fostering a secure and inclusive Austin community,' said Public Information Manager Lisa Cortinas. Nueces Mosque board member Rawand Abdelghani said the mosque has long served the Muslim student population at the University of Texas at Austin and regularly hosts interfaith events. 'We are deeply concerned about these recent incidents given the rise in Islamophobia, anti-immigrant sentiment, and opposition to students' free speech,' he said. CAIR has urged mosque leaders to follow its 'Best Practices for Mosque and Community Safety' guide and encouraged anyone with information to contact authorities. (This story was updated to add a video.) This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Austin mosques vandalized, police investigating, increasing patrols
