After Olympic scandal, World Boxing imposes genetic sex testing

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World Boxing has announced mandatory sex testing for all female competitors, putting an end to men competing in women’s boxing events. The move follows last year’s Olympic scandal when an Algerian-born male, Imane Khelif, competed against women in Paris and walked away with the gold.

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The new Sex Eligibility Policy requires genetic testing for female competitors at the 2025 World Boxing Championships.
To qualify: men must be male at birth, women must be female at birth, verified through PCR or equivalent genetic testing.
Testing for male competitors will begin in 2026.

One year after a male got awarded an Olympic gold medal for beating up women, World Boxing just announced mandatory sex testing for the female category at the 2025 World Championships.👏🏼

The @NCAA should follow suit. pic.twitter.com/7kZ9r0hvYZ

— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) August 20, 2025

Diving Deeper:

World Boxing, the international governing body of the sport, has officially put an end to allowing men to compete in women’s categories. On Wednesday, the federation announced that mandatory sex testing will now be required for women’s boxing events beginning with the 2025 World Boxing Championships.

The move comes after the shocking events of the 2024 Paris Olympics, where Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who was born male, was permitted to fight in the women’s division. Khelif’s participation drew global outrage as he dominated the ring, raising serious questions about fairness and safety in women’s sports.

In its announcement on X, World Boxing said the new Sex Eligibility Policy will restore integrity to the sport. World Boxing President Boris van der Vorst explained: “World Boxing respects the dignity of all individuals and is keen to ensure it is as inclusive as possible, yet in a combat sport like boxing, we have a duty of care to deliver safety and competitiveness fairness which are the key principles that have guided the development and creation of this policy.”

Van der Vorst emphasized that the process was lengthy but necessary, noting that testing will ensure athletes are competing in categories that align with their biological sex at birth. “I am confident that in introducing testing to certify the eligibility of an athlete to compete as a male or female, the new policy on ‘Sex Age and Weight’ will deliver sporting integrity and protect the safety of all participants.”

The rules are straightforward: to compete in the men’s category, an athlete must be male at birth; to compete in the women’s category, the athlete must be female at birth. Verification will come through genetic testing for the presence of the Y chromosome. If the SRY gene—the genetic marker for male sex—is detected, the athlete will be placed in the male category.

The female-only testing policy will be implemented first, with male category testing scheduled to begin after January 1, 2026.

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Published on October 9, 2025

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