Which in 2023 deposed the IBA as the world boxing regulatory body and declared that the IBA’s gender tests were unconstitutional and untrustworthy.
“There is absolutely no truth in these claims,” an IOC representative told Reuters in reference to social media reports that Khelif was deprived of her Olympic title.
The World Boxing Organization, which licenses professional boxing matches, cannot suspend, punish, or ban amateur fighters, a WBO representative told Reuters in an email.
“The WBO does not regulate or govern amateur boxing, so we do not have personal or subject matter jurisdiction over amateur boxers like Khelif.” According to the boxing records website,
Khelif is predominantly an amateur fighter with a 46-9 win-loss record (opens new tab BoxRec). She won her sole professional bout in November 2023, opens new tab.
The WBO also said that a physician who expressed an opinion about Khelif’s gender in a new tab episode of the WBO podcast that was released on August 14 was a guest speaker.
