Overview

• World Boxing’s Executive Board approved a 'Sex, Age, Weight' policy that mandates PCR-based screening for the SRY gene in all boxers aged 18 and older to verify biological sex.
• Olympic welterweight champion Imane Khelif is barred from the June 5–10 Eindhoven Box Cup and all World Boxing events until she completes the required genetic screening.
• Under the policy, athletes testing positive for the SRY gene must compete in male divisions, while others remain eligible for female categories.
• National federations are tasked with administering tests and certifying athletes’ chromosomal sex at registration, with an appeals process for disputed results.
• The policy shift follows pressure on World Boxing—which has provisional IOC recognition for Los Angeles 2028—to establish clear sex eligibility standards after controversies under the IBA.