Olympic champion Imane Khelif to make professional boxing debut in December

Al Jazeera · AFP · 2026-11-06 12:04 UTC

The Algerian has not fought since winning gold at Paris 2024, where she was embroiled in a gender row.

The Algerian has not fought since winning gold at Paris 2024, where she was embroiled in a gender row.

Olympic champion Imane Khelif has announced she will make her professional boxing debut next month in Paris, her first appearance in the ring since winning welterweight gold in the French capital in 2024.

Algeria’s Khelif, who found herself in the middle of a major gender row at the 2024 Olympics, holds a pro licence from France’s boxing federation and was forced to postpone her return to action in April after suffering a training injury.

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