MMA star Israel Adesanya issues public apology to Olympic boxer Imane Khelif admitting he 'got that wrong'
This came as a result of failing an unspecified IBA gender test which saw her disqualified from the 2023 World Championships.Matchroom Boxing promoter Hearn was asked if he'd considered pursuing her signature if she turns professional, to which he responded to Imane Khelif eases to Olympic gold to put gender eligibility controversy behind her"One, she is a talented fighter. Two, commercially I think she has up to two Instagram million followers so the answer is yes.
"But not by a rival organisation, or someone with an agenda. But if you are born a female and lived your whole life as a female it's different."I'm not going to say what is right or wrong, but the facts that I have seen lean me towards you have the right to compete as a female."It's not like she's dominated the scene, she's lost many times. Other fighters came out and said, I've sparred her or beat her.
"I feel like the Italian was a put-up job. Because it wasn't even really a huge shot, and this person has sparred her before.It sparked a storm of abuse which was aimed at Khelif, who was forced to become the head of an intense saga while trying to compete.
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