This news article discusses the upcoming boxing match between Australian boxer Sam Goodman and undefeated Japanese champion Naoya Inoue. It also highlights the top 10 most-read sports stories of the year on Foxsports.com.au, which includes a controversy surrounding Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and a viral Mark of the Year moment by Isaac Heeney.
Australia’s Sam Goodman is set for a blockbuster fight against undefeated Naoya ‘The Monster’ Inoue in Tokyo. Olympic years always feel particularly massive, and the sporting landscape was loaded with large stories across the past 12 months. But it’s not always the pure on-field achievements that make the list of Foxsports.com.au’s 10 most-read stories - because it’s about the stories that find the largest mainstream audience, not just Australia’s passionate sports fans.
That’s what makes this list particularly interesting. There’s a pinch of AFL, and a slice of Origin, but the 2024 top 10 otherwise runs the gamut from combat sports all the way to breakdancing.Women’s sport has become an unfortunate political battleground in recent years. Combine that with the biggest stage on the planet, and suddenly 66kg gold medallist Imane Khelif was a household name. The Algerian fell victim to unfortunate and inaccurate claims about her gender during her Olympic campaign, most notably after her opening win over Italy’s Angela Carini. The Italian withdrew from the fight, her coach accusing Khelif of actually being a man. That narrative was sparked by the Russian-led International Boxing Association, which no longer holds world governing body status due to integrity and governance issues, claiming she had “failed to meet the eligibility criteria for participating in women’s competition” based on unspecified tests. Khelif passed the Olympic tests and has since explained: “I was born a woman. I have lived as a woman. I competed as a woman - there is no doubt about that.”Yes, Isaac Heeney’s insane Mark of the Year in the Swans-Giants qualifying final (that couldn’t actually WIN Mark of the Year because it happened in a final) was massive. But what turned this story into the most-read of the year was the realisation of Jack Buckley’s role in the speck
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