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Imane Khelif vs. Anna Hamori 2024 Olympics Odds, Time, and Prediction

Imane Khelif vs. Anna Luca Hamori is a quarterfinal match of the women’s welterweight boxing tournament of the 2024 Olympic Games. The bout is on the program on Saturday, August 3 at Arena Paris Nord

Imane Khelif is arguably the most talked-about boxer in the world at the moment due to gender controversy. Even though born as a female, due to her elevated testosterone levels and (possibly) male chromosomes, she’s accused of being a biological male who doesn’t belong in women’s boxing.

One of the people who accused her of basically being a cheat was her previous opponent, Italy’s Angela Carino, who abandoned their match after only 46 seconds. Khelif’s next opponent Anna Luca Hamori has no intention of abandoning the Olympics. Instead, the Hungarian boxer is ready to throw everything she’s got at her opponent this coming Saturday.

Imane Khelif vs. Anna Luca Hamori Odds

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When, Where, and How to Watch?

  • Place: Arena Paris Nord in Paris, France
  • Date: Saturday, August 3, 2024
  • Time: ~11:22 a.m. ET
  • How to Watch: NBC

Imane Khelif Might Not Be as Powerful as Social Media Claims

If you’ve been on social media over the last two days, you might have gotten the impression that Imane Khelif is a testosterone-fueled boxing machine that cannot be stopped. Well, that’s not really the case as evident from her boxing record.

Khelif is 37-9 overall with just five wins by knockout. In comparison, the winner of the gold medal in women’s welterweight boxing, Busenaz Surmeneli, has six wins by KO in her portfolio.

Speaking of the previous Olympics, Khelif took part in the lightweight tournament (with no gender controversy), reaching the quarterfinal stage where she was stopped by Ireland’s Kelly Harington.

Since moving to the welterweight category, she’s been undefeated. She won 13 bouts by decision and one by referee stoppage. Four of those 13 wins were later declared no contest. Those bouts were sanctioned by the International Boxing Association (IBA), whose gender tests she failed. IBA used to sanction Olympic boxing as well, but in 2023, the organization was suspended by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Anna Luca Hamori Not Afraid of Khelif

Anna Luca Hamori is Hungary’s first female boxer to take part in the Olympic Games. She’s 23 years old with a boxing record of 18-13. What’s interesting is that only three of her wins happened by KO/TKO. The last time it happened was in December 2023 when she beat her fellow Hungarian Jazmin Hollosi in what was only her third professional bout.

Hamori is 2-0 since the start of the Olympics, with a majority decision win over veteran Grainne Walsh in the first round and a unanimous win over Marissa Williamson in the second. Now, she’s facing arguably the toughest challenge of her career when she steps into the ring with Imane Khelif.

Imane Khelif vs. Anna Luca Hamori Prediction

Imane Khelif might not be an unstoppable force as some social media accounts have been portraying her, but we do think she’s a better boxer than Anna Luca Hamori. Our prediction is that she’s going to win Saturday’s bout, possibly by a KO.

Pick: Imane Khelif

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2 Comments

  • Phook Hyu
    August 3, 2024 at 3:49 pm

    He’s a dude

  • Fred Request
    August 9, 2024 at 11:00 am

    “she’s perfectly eligible to compete in women’s sports from a gender point of view” says the tweet. There’s the deliberate obfuscation, Olympic events are supposed to be divided by sex not gender.

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