Jul 31, 2024, 08:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Caroline Dubois blames Katie Taylor for delaying her progress in fighting for a women’s world lightweight title. The English boxer believes she should be fighting for a full world title this Saturday, but instead she challenges Maira Moneo for her secondary WBC interim world lightweight title
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By: Sean Crose The Olympic Games in Paris have another major controversy on their hands – and this time the controversy comes courtesy the sport of boxing. While competing in the women’s boxing category Thursday, Italy’s Angele Carini quit her fight against Imane Khelif just 46 seconds into the first round. After getting hit clean,
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Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderAug 1, 2024, 12:49 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Alycia Baumgardner will defend her WBC 130-pound title vs. Delfine Persoon
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THE International Olympic Committee have released a statement declaring they are ‘saddened by the abuse’ that Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting have received since their inclusion at the Paris Games. Khelif became global news on Thursday when her Italian opponent Angela Carini quit after 46 seconds of their bout after only a handful of scoring
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ESPN News Services Aug 1, 2024, 07:04 AM ET Imane Khelif of Algeria won her opening Olympic boxing bout Thursday when opponent Angela Carini of Italy quit after 46 seconds. Khelif was disqualified from the 2023 world championships after failing an unspecified gender eligibility test, and her presence at the Paris Olympics has become a
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Jul 31, 2024, 06:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Oleksandr Usyk has been supporting the Ukrainian boxing team. Richard Pelham/Getty Images Ukrainian boxers at the Paris Olympics have an added incentive to win medals after former undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk pledged to pay them prize money out of his own pocket if they can make
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