Olympic: IBA awards Italian boxer $50,000 after quitting fight against ‘ex-male’ opponent in 46 secs

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has announced it will award $50,000 to Italian boxer Angela Carini. This award comes after she forfeited her fight against Algeria's Imane Khelif, at the Paris Olympics. The fight, which ended just 46 seconds into the first round, has started a controversy over gender eligibility issues surrounding the women's boxing [...]The post Olympic: IBA awards Italian boxer $50,000 after quitting fight against ‘ex-male’ opponent in 46 secs appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.

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