World boxing introduces essential testing for boxers in all competitions.
In the women’s category last summer, IMane Khelif, who won the Olympic welterweight gold in Paris, cannot compete until it is tested.
World Boxing said that Kellif would not be able to participate in the Eindhoven Box Cup next month.
“IMANE KHELIF may not participate in the women’s category in Anindhoven Box Cup on June 5-10, 2025, and cannot participate in all global boxing events until IMane Khelif undergoes genetically checking according to the rules and test procedures of World Boxing.”
Khelif competed in the 2024 Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee (IC) by the International Olympic Committee (IC).
Algeria’s Inneskilif won Olympic welterweight gold in Paris last summer
What is accompanied by the test?
The PCR (Polymer Razee series) tests that the world boxing determines the gender at birth, and that all athletes aged 18 or older want to compete to bring one.
In this test, the genetic material is the Sry gene.
The SRY gene is almost always on the Y chromosome, which plays an important role in determining male characteristics.
The test can be performed with nasal or facial swabs, saliva or blood.
The athletes who are demonstrated by the presence of the Y chromosome gene (Sry gene) or male androgenification can compete in the male category, and the athletes who are considered male when they are born are considered men.
In March, Khelif said: “I see myself as a girl like any other woman. I was born as a girl and grew up as a girl and lived in my life.”
Khelif won the silver medal from the silver weight department at the 2022 World Championships.
World boxing: Policy designed to guarantee safety and level stadiums
World boxing said in a statement: “The introduction of essential tests will be part of a new policy on sex, age and weight to ensure the safety of all participants and to provide competitive stadiums for men and women.
“World boxing respects the dignity of all individuals, and priority is to ensure safety and competitive fairness for all players.
“To do this, it is essential to maintain and implement a strict category determined by gender, and world boxing means that it only runs competition for athletes classified as men or women.”
This policy also includes appeal procedures.
‘A tool that can provide a description, but it is a blunt tool’
SKY SPORTS NEWS Senior Reporter Geraint Hughes:
“There are many reasons why world boxing can do this because of a lot of noise.
“Some boxers say, ‘Why is Khelif in Eindhoven?’ And especially because there are many hatred in social media, this can be a dull tool.
“There were many wrong information and wrong reports around Khelif. She is not a transgender athlete. Passport and birth certificate say she is a woman.
“If the test comes back and has two X chromosomes, a woman and no DSD, this is the end of the debate. We can explain in any way.
Khelif should be tested to continue boxing while looking at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
“The world boxing was nodded to become a sports rule at the amateur and Olympic levels two months ago, so we are now getting this.
“It will be more difficult for khelif, but it can get some clarity at the end of this process.
“If the test is done once and the boxer is a woman or a man, you may think that it is legal. Signs in the Certified Lab and everything is done properly. This is a very clear end of the problem.
“But the warning is that you can perform another test.”
