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Musk, Rowling, Trump Tweeted About Her. Now She's Suing

Olympic boxer and gold medalist Imane Khelif files criminal complaint over cyberbullying on her gender

(Newser) - The Algerian boxer who faced global scrutiny over her gender on the path to an Olympic gold medal is suing her bullies. Imane Khelif has filed a criminal complaint in France alleging "aggravated cyber harassment" from Elon Musk, JK Rowling, and others on Musk's social platform X. Though...

Olympic Boxer Speaks Out on Gender Scrutiny

Imane Khelif calls for end to hateful bullying

(Newser) - Olympic boxer Imane Khelif said the wave of hateful scrutiny she has faced over misconceptions about her gender "harms human dignity," and she called for an end to bullying athletes after being greatly affected by the international backlash against her, the AP reports. The Algerian athlete spoke about...

Two Boxers in Gender Outcry Clinch Medals

Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan and Imane Khelif of Algeria win quarterfinal bouts in their respective divisions

(Newser) - Boxer Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan clinched her first Olympic medal Sunday in front of a crowd that chanted her name, one day after fellow boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria secured one as well following days of online abuse and intense scrutiny about their participation at the Paris Games. Lin bowed...

Olympic Boxer Sticks Up for Rival in Gender Hubbub
Olympic Boxer Sticks Up
for Rival in Gender Hubbub
THE RUNDOWN
Aug 2, 2024 2:23 PM CDT

Olympic Boxer Sticks Up for Rival in Gender Hubbub

Italian boxer Angela Carini apologizes to Algerian foe Imane Khelif

(Newser) - Outcry continues to swirl around an Olympic women's boxer who some say shouldn't have been fighting other women. Italy's Angela Carini bowed out of her match on Thursday against Algeria's Imane Khelif after taking a pretty hard hit right in the face from Khelif, renewing questions...

Boxer Quits Match Against Opponent Facing Gender Doubts

'I have never felt a punch like this,' Angela Carini says

(Newser) - A boxer for Italy quit 46 seconds into her bout at the Paris Olympics on Thursday after a punch from an opponent whose eligibility for women's competitions has been questioned. Angela Carini took a powerful shot square in the face, paused, then turned and went to her corner, the...

Boxer Dies After Professional Debut
Boxer Dies After
Professional
Debut
May 14, 2024 2:00 AM CDT

Boxer Dies After Professional Debut

Sherif Lawal had taken a blow to the temple before collapsing

(Newser) - Sherif Lawal was fighting in his professional boxing debut match Sunday night when the British fighter collapsed. The 29-year-old could not be revived and was later pronounced dead at a hospital, the BBC reports. Lawal had been knocked to the ground by Portuguese opponent Malam Varela in the fourth round...

Student Dies 4 Days After Charity Boxing Match

UNLV student Nick Valencia collapsed minutes after fight

(Newser) - University of Nevada, Las Vegas student Nathan Valencia should have been celebrating his 21st birthday on Saturday. Instead, hundreds gathered on campus to mourn him. Valencia died on Tuesday, four days after he took part in a boxing match held by a fraternity, and his family is demanding answers, NBC...

Manny Pacquiao: 'I Just Heard the Final Bell'

Boxing great retires

(Newser) - Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is officially hanging up his gloves, the AP reports. The eight-division world champion and Philippines senator on Wednesday announced his retirement from the ring, “As I hang up my boxing gloves, I would like to thank the whole world, especially the Filipino people for supporting...

Trump on New Gig: 'You Won't Want to Miss This'

He'll provide live, 'unfiltered' commentary for Saturday boxing event

(Newser) - Former President Trump will spend a good portion of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks calling a boxing event. Trump and his son, Donald Trump Jr., have signed a contract to provide commentary for a four-fight, pay-per-view "gamecast" of Saturday's event at the Hard Rock Hotel...

Hospitalized With COVID, De La Hoya Calls Off Fight

Boxer was to return to the ring next week after 13 years

(Newser) - Oscar De La Hoya says he's fully vaccinated and has been taking care of himself, training for a comeback fight next week. Still, he contracted the coronavirus, and there will be no fight, the boxing great tweeted Friday. De La Hoya is in the hospital with a case of...

Boxer, 18, Dies 5 Days After She Was Knocked Out

Jeannette Zacarias Zapata appeared to have seizure during Montreal fight

(Newser) - Canadian authorities are investigating the death of an 18-year-old boxer from Mexico who was knocked unconscious during a Saturday night bout in Montreal. Event promoter Groupe Yvon Michel said Thursday night that it had learned with "great sadness and torment" that Jeannette Zacarias Zapata had died in the hospital...

Boxer Marvelous Marvin Hagler Dead at 66
One of The Greatest Boxing
Champs Ever Has Died
obituary
Mar 14, 2021 5:40 AM CDT

One of The Greatest Boxing Champs Ever Has Died

Marvelous Marvin Hagler was 66

(Newser) - One of the great middleweights in boxing history, Marvelous Marvin Hagler died Saturday at the age of 66, per the AP . His wife, Kay, announced his death on the Facebook page for Hagler's fans. Hagler fought on boxing’s biggest stages against its biggest names, as he, Leonard,...

Leon Spinks, Who Once Beat Muhammed Ali, Dead at 67

A former heavyweight champ and Olympian

(Newser) - Leon Spinks, who won Olympic gold and then shocked the boxing world by beating Muhammad Ali to win the heavyweight title in only his eighth pro fight, has died. He was 67. Spinks, who lived his later years in Las Vegas, died Friday night, according to a release from a...

Tyson 'Happy I'm Not Knocked Out'
Tyson 'Happy I'm
Not Knocked Out' 
Nov 29, 2020 8:44 AM CST

Tyson 'Happy I'm Not Knocked Out'

It's a draw between Iron Mike, Roy Jones Jr.

(Newser) - Mike Tyson stepped through the ropes in his signature black trunks and heard the opening bell in a boxing ring for the first time in 15 years. The former heavyweight champion of the world traded lively punches with Roy Jones Jr. for eight entertaining rounds that ended with two middle-aged...

Mike Tyson: Mind-Altering Drug Told Me What to Do

The iconic boxer will be back in fight Saturday night

(Newser) - No toad venom, no fight night. That's pretty much what Mike Tyson said of his return to boxing against Roy Jones Jr. in an eight-round exhibition matchup slated for Saturday night, USA Today reports. "I took the medicine and the medicine told me to get into shape,"...

Mike Tyson Returning to the Ring at 54

His opponent is over 50, too

(Newser) - Fifteen years is a long time between fights. And then there's the fact that Mike Tyson is 54 now. But the former undisputed heavyweight champ is returning to the ring "because I can do it," ESPN reports. "Just because we are 54, it doesn't mean...

Switzerland to Sex Workers: You'll Need to Social Distance

Nation gives OK to prostitutes but still prohibits judo, boxing, wrestling, ballroom dancing

(Newser) - If you're a sex worker in Switzerland, you'll soon be back in business. If you're a judo, ballroom dancing, or boxing aficionado, you're going to have to wait a little longer. Bloomberg reports that the country's legal prostitution industry will be permitted to reopen on...

Mike Tyson Offered 8 Figures to Get Back in Ring

Company indicates it will up its $20M offer after the boxer didn't accept

(Newser) - It's been 15 years since Mike Tyson publicly stepped in the ring. He's now being offered more than $1 million for each year he's been away to fight just one more time. MMA Fighting reports that Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship made quite the offer to the 53-year-old...

Mike Tyson 'Empty,' 'Nothing' in Retirement
Mike Tyson 'Empty,'
'Nothing' in Retirement
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Mar 8, 2020 10:29 AM CDT

Mike Tyson 'Empty,' 'Nothing' in Retirement

'That's the reason why I'm crying, 'cause I'm not that person no more'

(Newser) - Mike Tyson shed tears during a recent episode of his podcast, revealing he's struggling to find purpose in retirement. "I know the art of fighting. I know the art of war. That's all I've ever studied," the former heavyweight boxing champ told guest Sugar Ray...

Losing Boxer Wants Rematch for Bizarre Reason
Losing Boxer
Wants Rematch
for Bizarre Reason
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Feb 29, 2020 7:00 AM CST

Losing Boxer Wants Rematch for Bizarre Reason

Deontay Wilder blames 40-pound costume for his loss to Tyson Fury

(Newser) - He wanted his fans to remember this night for years to come—but a boxer's choice of attire to make that night memorable ended up doing him in, he now says. Deontay Wilder faced off against Tyson Fury on Saturday in Las Vegas for the WBC heavyweight championship, and...

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