"Someone that might have something to do with the male gender shouldn't be in women's boxing. You can't say you're a woman and you feel like a woman. Just the punching power and the danger that you face when you have a male in front of you, it is different."
"I'm definitely not scared. And that is the best part, because when my coach asked me if I wanted to do this fight, my last thought was fear. I know my skills, I know my abilities."
"Khelif's gold medal was overshadowed by accusations that she had failed unspecified sex tests in the two years before the Games, allegedly showing Khelif and another female boxer as having XY chromosomes and 'male levels' of testosterone."
Julia Igel expressed confidence ahead of her fight against Imane Khelif, stating she is not scared despite Khelif's genetic background raising eligibility questions. Khelif, assigned female at birth, has the SRY gene linked to male characteristics, leading to accusations of unfair advantage. Igel emphasized her skills and abilities, dismissing fear as a factor in her decision to fight. Khelif's gold medal at the Paris Olympics was marred by controversy over sex tests indicating male chromosomes and testosterone levels, although she is still referred to as female by Igel.
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