evidence: Fact Check: Did Mike Tyson Really Say He’s Willing to Fight Controversial Boxer Imane Khelif? Exploring Viral Rumor [...] Boxing legend Mike Tyson has not expressed his desire to fight the controversial boxer Imane Khelif. Khelif, who is an Algerian boxer, has recently won an Olympic gold in the women’s division in Paris. However, Khelif’s road to glory was not smooth. Facing off against Angela Carini of Italy, a huge controversy broke when Carini accused Khelif of punching ‘too hard’ for a woman. Soon, the rumors spread about Khelif questioning his gender that threatened to derail the Olympic campaign of the Algerian boxer. Amidst the uproar, an X post went viral where it was claimed that Mike Tyson is willing to box Imane Khelif while the amount generated will go towards the Battered Women’s Charity. However, this was not true as a representative of Mike Tyson, who was approached by Reuters, debunked the false news at once. According to the report submitted by Reuters, the spokesperson stated in the mail, "It’s absolutely false. Mr Tyson has yet to publicly comment about that situation."