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Britain's Rosie Eccles (right) and Poland's Aneta Rygielska (left) during women's 66kg at the 2024 Summer Olympics, July 28, 2024, in Paris, France
THE 2024 Paris Olympics have already succeeded in becoming one of the most controversial Games ever held.
First we were treated to an opening ceremony that reached new heights of provocation for many watching around the world, while when it comes to the women’s boxing event the participation of two intersex fighters has broken new ground. Though not necessarily in a good way.
The sight of Algeria’s fighter Imane Khelif — who was banned from competing as a woman at the women’s amateur world championships last year by the IBA, after failing to pass a gender test — dishing out a vicious beating to Mexican female fighter Brianda Tamara poses a searching and serious question.
From Manchester pubs to global arenas, Ricky Hatton embodied working-class pride in and out of the ring, but his last round was fought in solitude, writes JOHN WIGHT
Vilified by the public after defeating Henry Cooper, Joe Bugner’s remarkable career and tragic decline reflected the era’s attitudes as much as the man himself, says JOHN WIGHT
Amid riots, strikes and Thatcher’s Britain, Frank Bruno fought not just for boxing glory, but for a nation desperate for heroes, writes JOHN WIGHT
In recently published book Baddest Man, Mark Kriegel revisits the Faustian pact at the heart of Mike Tyson’s rise and the emotional fallout that followed, writes JOHN WIGHT
