World Boxing to Require Sex Testing for Women’s World Championships

The policy is being implemented ahead of the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool, England.

Taiwan's Lin Yu-Ting reacts after beating Bulgaria's Svetlana Kamenova Staneva in a quarter-final boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte, on Aug. 4, 2024. Mohd Rasfan/AFP via Getty Images

World Boxing, the governing body for Olympic-style boxing, said on Aug. 20 that it will require sex testing for all fighters who want to compete in women’s bouts at its world championships next month.

“This policy will commence on 20 August 2025 and replaces all other sex eligibility rules,” the body said.