Tag: BOXING

Alabama lawmakers condemn Olympic boxer who failed genetic testing for competing — 'Heartbreak for female athletes'

Several of Alabama’s federal lawmakers were swift to criticize the International Olympic Committee for allowing a boxer who was previously banned for "failing genetic testing” to beat a female competitor in dramatic fashion at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

85 years ago today: Alabama-born boxing legend Joe Louis became heavyweight champion

Today is the 85th anniversary of Chambers County native Joe Louis’s victory over James Braddock, which won him the heavyweight boxing title in 1937.