Imane Khelif has announced her next move in boxing after winning a gold medal at the 2024 Olympic Games. The Algerian boxer rose to prominence in the Paris Olympics last summer, but despite her impressive performances in the ring, she attracted headlines when she was part of a debate about her gender.

Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer at the centre of the gender storm to engulf this summer’s Olympics, has announced she is to turn professional.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) repeatedly defended her right to compete throughout the games, while the IBA's test results and credibility were also called into question.

Imane Khelif has announced her intention to turn professional after winning gold at the Olympic Games this summer. Khelif became the first Algerian female Olympic boxing gold medallist when she triumphed in the women’s welterweight category in Paris.

GOLD medal Olympian Imane Khelif is set to become a professional boxer. Khelif, 25, won the top prize in the women’s welterweight boxing category in Paris in the summer. However, what should