Russian boxer Azalia Amineva declared that Iman Khelif from Algeria never answered his call.
Thursday in Ufa during the “Betting League” tournament. Night of IBA Champions”, two-time champion of Russia, winner of the BRICS 2024 Games, champion of the ALBA 2023 Bolivarian Games Amineva, after 6 rounds in the weight category up to 66 kg, defeated Indian Raj Sahib by unanimous decision of the judges.
In 2023, the International Boxing Association (IBA) suspended Khelif from the World Championships in India for failing to meet eligibility criteria. As a result of the gender test, it was proven that the athlete has XY chromosomes. At the 2024 Olympics, Khelif won a gold medal. Khelif and Amineva met at the 2023 World Championships, the Russian lost, knocking down her opponent once, and later Amineva proposed a rematch.
—We planned to have more than one ride. In the final rounds, the coach strongly recommended that the ending be harder. We had to please the public. When you want to hit, you never manage to hit. It just so happened that I flew forward, melee, and struggled. I wanted to prolong the fight as much as possible. Iman Khelif? She still hasn’t answered my call. But we are waiting, we are ready,” reports the correspondent, Amineva’s words.
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