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What is Imane Khelif’s boxing record? Has she lost to any women?
The Algerian boxer hit the headlines following her fight against Italy’s Angela Carini, as her Paris Olympics campaign continues in the ring.
On Thursday August 1, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif made the headlines the world over following her victory in the Olympic Games’ 66kg boxing category against Italy’s Angela Carini, who quit after just 46 seconds into her round-of-16 match. It took just one significant punch from the Algerian to land for Carini to walk over to her coach in the corner. She dropped to her knees and her hand was raised as she bowed out.
Just last year, the International Boxing Association (IBA) disqualified Khelif from the women’s World Championships in New Delhi after she failed a gender eligibility test, and since then her name has been shrouded in controversy.
Many have wrongly believed Khelif to be a transexual; however this is not true, and the Olympic Committee released a statement saying that “the current aggression against these two athletes (Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting) is based entirely on [an] arbitrary decision by the IBA”.
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What’s Imane Khelif’s boxing record?
Khelif made her debut on the world amateur stage at 19. She came 17th at the 2018 World Championships and 19th in the 2019 Women’s World Boxing Championships. At the 2020 Olympics, Khelif made it to the quarterfinals before losing to Ireland’s Kellie Harrington.
However, in 2022, Khelif secured a second-place finish in the Women’s World Boxing Championships after losing to Amy Broadhurst. Khelif also won gold medals at the 2022 African Championships, the Mediterranean Games, and the 2023 Arab Games.
Khelif holds a 38-9 record as a fighter at the amateur level and has a professional record of 1-0. At the amateur level, she has 5 knockouts and has not lost a bout since 2022.
When does Imane Khelif fight next?
On Saturday, August 3, Khelif beat Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori in a unanimous decision. This assures her of an Olympic medal, at least a bronze. She now faces Thai boxer Janjaem Suwannapheng on Tuesday, August 6 at 4.34 p.m. ET / 1.30 p.m. PT.