Algerian Olympic Boxer ‘Is Not Trans and Should Not Be Vilified as Such,’ Super Bowl Champion Benjamin Watson Says

Conservative Podcaster Allie Beth Stuckey Deletes Post Blasting Khelif for a More Factual One

When news of Khelif’s victory over Carini began trending, conservative commentator Allie Beth Stuckey posted comments on social media that she later deleted.

In the now-deleted post, Stuckey said, “What people need to understand is that men like this are not confused about their gender. He is a porn-addled fetishist who gets off on his own humiliation and the degradation of women. He deserves shame and scorn, not empathy.”

She then later posted that it isn’t “factual” to label Khelif a “woman” nor “trans.”

“Based on all the information we have, this seems to be the truth about Imane Khelif,” Stuckey said. “Khelif has XY chromosomes and appears to have been marked as ‘female’ at birth because of a Disorder of Sex Development that causes malformation/lack of formation of genitalia.”

“It is not factual to say Khelif is a woman. It is also not true, as far as we know, to say Khelif is ‘trans,'” she added.

Stuckey argued that the “presence of XY chromosomes, however, does mean that Khelif is male and has testosterone levels far above female levels,” giving Khelif “a distinct, unfair advantage, which is why the International Boxing Association ruled Khelif ineligible to compete against women.”

Stuckey continued, “I’m seeing commentary from some Christians saying that because Khelif isn’t trans, we should, in grace, exclude Khelif from this gender debate. I disagree.”

Stuckey believes that Khelif was likely “sought after *because* of the condition that allows one to ‘pass’ as female while still having male advantages.”

“Khalif did not have to choose a sport in which he would be pummeling smaller, weaker women for money. That was a deliberate decision, and it’s an evil one,” Stuckey concluded. “We can have sympathy for the [condition] without blurring the lines of right and wrong.”

International Boxing Association Releases Statement

Before Khelif’s match against Carini on Thursday, the IBA released a statement, saying that its decision to disqualify Khelif from the Women’s World Boxing Championships in 2023 was “made after a meticulous review.”

“This disqualification was a result of their failure to meet the eligibility criteria for participating in the women’s competition, as set and laid out in the IBA Regulations,” said the IBA.

The IBA further said that both Khelif and Lin Yu-ting, another athlete who is competing in the Olympics but was disqualified by the IBA, “did not undergo a testosterone examination but were subject to a separate and recognized test, whereby the specifics remain confidential.”

“This test conclusively indicated that both athletes did not meet the required necessary eligibility criteria and were found to have competitive advantages over other female competitors,” the statement said.