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Lin Yu-ting, a Taiwanese fighter and one of two Olympic boxers alleged to have male chromosomes, defeated Julia Szeremeta of Poland on Sunday to capture the women’s featherweight gold medal at the 2024 Paris Games.

Lin Yu-ting, the Olympic Taiwanese fighter at the center of a gender controversy that has made international headlines, defeated female Turkish fighter Esra Yildiz Kahraman by unanimous decision on Wednesday night, securing Yu-ting’s advancement to the gold medal round.

WATCH: Fighter Alleged to Have Male Chromosomes Defeats Third Consecutive Female Boxer, Advances to Gold Medal Round

The International Boxing Association (IBA) held a press conference Monday to defend itself for its ban of two controversial boxers.

Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Khelif, who has been at the center of controversy after the International Boxing Association (IBA) chief claimed Khelif had male chromosomes, refused to answer any questions on Sunday about biological sex or fairness concerns at the Paris Games.

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has called for people to “refrain from bullying” after controversy erupted around gender at the Olympics. 

Controversial Algerian Olympics boxer Imane Khelif defied the detractors and declared, “I am a woman!” after defeating Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamoni earlier this week.

Social media has erupted in condemnation for the Olympics for its decision to allow two boxers who failed the XY chromosome gender tests

Taiwanese government officials – including the nation’s first woman president, former head of state Tsai Ing-wen – united behind Olympic boxer Lin Yu-ting on Tuesday after the eruption of an international controversy surrounding Lin allegedly not meeting the requirements to fight in a women’s match.

Another controversial boxer who had been disqualified by the International Boxing Association (IBA) defeated a female opponent at the Paris Olympics on Friday.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told Italian boxer Angela Carini, “I know you won’t give up,” and will one day “earn what you deserve” in “a competition that is finally fair.” Meloni’s comments were in response to Carini retiring from the ring at the Paris Olympics after 46 seconds of fighting Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who has male chromosomes.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is lashing out at critics of two fighters who failed the International Boxing Association’s (IBA) gender test in 2023, calling the questioning of their right to compete as females, “aggression.”

Imane Khelif’s first female opponent only lasted 46 seconds into the first round. We don’t know how long her next opponent will last, but we know who she will be facing.

The International Boxing Association is clarifying its reasons for disqualifying the two controversial trans boxers now at the Olympics.

Algerian Olympic “female” boxer Imane Khelif is not female, according to the International Boxing Association (IBA). He’s a guy.

Millions of sports fans are speaking out against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for allowing a fighter who was disqualified from a 2023 tournament for allegedly having male chromosomes to face a female opponent on Thursday.

Vice President Kamala Harris “supports” an Olympics fighter who failed a gender test and subsequently defeated Italian boxer Angela Carini in just 46 seconds on Thursday, the Trump campaign said in a statement.

Forty-six seconds. That was the sum total of time a female Italian boxer lasted in the ring at the Paris Olympics before she retired from a bout against an Algerian fighter caught in an eligibility furore.

As transgender fighters Imane Khelif (Algeria) and Lin Yu-Ting (Taiwan) prepare to enter the ring against female fighters later this week, one of Khelif’s former opponents is sounding the alarm over the dangers the men pose.

Communist Cuba, a regime that has for decades used sports competitions to elevate its geopolitical profile, has faced a series of embarrassments in the first days of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics – including a high-profile defection before the Games even began and a loss in boxing to a Cuban exile.

Two boxers — Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-Ting of Taiwan — have reportedly been cleared by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to fight in the 2024 Paris Olympics despite their previous disqualification from the International Boxing Association’s Women’s World Boxing Championships in March of 2023 after DNA tests were ordered amid concerns over their sex.

A Samoan boxing coach has died after suffering cardiac arrest in the 2024 Paris Olympic village on Friday, officials said.

DAZN boxing reporter and pro-Israel activist Emily Austin told Breitbart News at the Republican National Convention that President Donald Trump will protect Jews — while President Joe Biden “can’t.”

Boxer Roy Jones Jr. revealed Monday that his son committed suicide on Saturday and expressed his grief regarding the tragic loss.

Mike Tyson’s fight with Jake Paul has been postponed after the 57-year-old Tyson fell ill on a flight last weekend.

For those thinking that Mike Tyson’s health scare would somehow derail his much-anticipated matchup against YouTuber Jake Paul in July, those fears appear to be unwarranted.

Boxing champion Mike Tyson suffered a medical scare on his flight on the way to Los Angeles on Sunday ahead of his fight with Jake Paul.

British heavyweight Tyson Fury’s loss to Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday has now become something of an international controversy.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Oleksandr Usyk has defeated Tyson Fury by a split decision to become the first undisputed heavyweight boxing champion in 24 years.

British middleweight boxer Sherif Lawal collapsed in the ring during his first professional fight on Sunday. Lawal was later pronounced dead.

Jake Paul is clear about two things regarding Mike Tyson: A) he respects the guy. B) He’s going to finish him once and for all.

Mike Tyson reveals that he is abstaining from sex and weed in the lead-up to his July 20 fight against Jake Paul.

Transgender boxer Patricio Manuel is defiant despite suffering a knockout blow only 21 seconds into a bout in Fantasy Springs Casino.

Ever wanted to know what it looks like to be hunted down by Mike Tyson? You probably haven’t, but you’re going to find out anyway!

Muhammad Ali’s boxing trunks worn during the “Thrilla in Manila” match against Joe Frazier are now up for auction and may fetch $6 million.

Boxing star Ryan Garcia is threatening to sue the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) for making him take a mental health examination following the posting of several troubling messages on social media.