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Imane Khelif to make professional boxing debut in Paris on December 15
November 6, 2026 at 05:24 PM
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 5 hours
MAMasrawy
بعد غياب عامين.. إيمان خليف تعود إلى حلبة الملاكمة في ديسمبر
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
الجزائرية إيمان خليف تعود إلى الحلبة.. أول نزال احترافي بعد غياب عامين
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AJAl Jazeera English
Olympic champion Imane Khelif to make professional boxing debut in December
(opens the publisher’s site)Algeria's Olympic champion Imane Khelif has announced she will fight Clarida Sarabia in her first professional bout on December 15 in Paris.
- Khelif said at a Paris news conference on Friday that it had been more than two years since her last fight and that she had missed the ring.
- Her coach Kamel Abdesselam said Khelif could win a world title within three to five fights.
- Khelif, 27, postponed a professional debut scheduled for April after suffering an injury in training.
- World Boxing, due to oversee boxing at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, has made chromosome tests mandatory at its events.