Thursday, March 12, 2026
"Iranian Athletes Defy Islamic Regime" on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
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Labels: Eddie Goldman, IOC, Iran, Iranian national women's football team, No Holds Barred
Monday, February 23, 2026
"The Spirit of the IOC, For Those Not Aware" on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
My latest piece, "The Spirit of the IOC, For Those Not Aware", is up on the No Holds Barred Patreon page.
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Labels: Eddie Goldman, IOC, Kirsty Coventry, Milano Cortina, No Holds Barred, Winter Olympics
Friday, February 13, 2026
"Calls Grow to Kick Russia and Iran Out Of World Sport" on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
My latest piece, "Calls Grow to Kick Russia and Iran Out Of World Sport", is up on the No Holds Barred Patreon page.
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Labels: Eddie Goldman, IOC, Iran, No Holds Barred, Russia, Ukraine, Winter Olympics, wrestling
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
"Fair Games Coalition Demands IOC and LA28 Prioritize Working Families" on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
My latest piece, "Fair Games Coalition Demands IOC and LA28 Prioritize Working Families", is up on the No Holds Barred Patreon page.
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Labels: Eddie Goldman, Fair Games Coalition, IOC, LA28, No Holds Barred, Olympics, UNITE HERE Local 11
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
"Kirsty Coventry and A World of Trouble" on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
My latest piece, "Kirsty Coventry and A World of Trouble", is up on the No Holds Barred Patreon page.
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Labels: Eddie Goldman, IOC, Iran, Israel, Kirsty Coventry, No Holds Barred, World of Trouble
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
"Olympic Boxing Is Back, But IOC Is Veering Rightward" on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
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Labels: boxing, Eddie Goldman, IOC, No Holds Barred, Olympics
Tuesday, December 03, 2024
"Why Putin Iced His 'Friendship Games' Now" on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
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Labels: Abdulrashid Sadulaev, boxing, Eddie Goldman, IBA, IOC, Kremlev, No Holds Barred, Olympics, Putin, Russia, Trump, Ukraine, UWW, WADA, World Friendship Games, wrestling
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
"Prospects Improve for Boxing's Inclusion at LA28 Olympics" on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
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Labels: .boxing, ASBC, Asian Boxing Confederation, Eddie Goldman, IOC, LA28, No Holds Barred, Olympics, World Boxing
Sunday, November 03, 2024
"World Boxing On The Road To Olympic Recognition" on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
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Labels: boxing, Eddie Goldman, IOC, No Holds Barred, Olympics, World Boxing
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
"The Significance of Olympic Boxing Champion Imane Khelif Turning Pro" on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
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Labels: boxing, Eddie Goldman, IBA, Imane Khelif, IOC, Myron Genel, No Holds Barred, Umar Kremlev, World Boxing
Thursday, August 15, 2024
"Unfair! Stop The Attacks on Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting!" on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
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Labels: boxing, Eddie Goldman, IBA, Imane Khelif, IOC, Lin Yu-ting, Myron Genel, No Holds Barred, Paris Olympics, Rose Eveleth, Russia, Umar Kremlev
Monday, August 05, 2024
The WAAR Room: Olympic Boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting, and the Ongoing Plight of Female Athletes
The controversy was fueled by the Russian-led and -financed International Boxing Association (IBA), which disqualified both Khelif and Lin at the world championships they held last year. At the time they only gave a murky reason for doing so. Since last June, IBA had its recognition withdrawn as the Olympic boxing federation by the IOC because of a history of bad governance, lack of financial transparency, and corrupt judging and refereeing. IBA was first suspended by the IOC in 2019. The IOC directly organized the boxing competition at both the Tokyo and Paris Olympics through its own task force.
The charges against Khelif and Lin by the IBA are that they were shown to have XY chromosomes, which mainly but not exclusively exist in males. Yet the specifics of this test have not been revealed by the disgraced IBA, and have been dismissed by the IOC as "not legitimate", which has also confirmed that these two boxers are indeed both female. The IOC used the eligibility rules of the Rio and Tokyo Olympics for Paris, under which both Khelif and Lin qualified. In fact, both Khelif and Lin have been fighting in international amateur competition for many years. They also both fought at the Tokyo Olympics, although neither won a medal there.
We thus discussed the many aspects of this situation, including how Russia is using this situation to try to disrupt the Paris Olympics and to spread anti-LGBTQ propaganda, how the two fighters have faced an onslaught of lies and misinformation including that they are both "men" and "transgender", why the IBA's test of them is not legitimate, how this controversy adversely affects all women athletes, how legitimate questions about women and gender including eligibility in sports have been obscured by all the hate and lies, and much, much more.
You can watch The WAAR Room at https://youtu.be/bONVwyBTe30
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This show was recorded August 4, 2024.
Labels: boxing, Chris Baldwin, Eddie Goldman, IBA, Imane Khelif, IOC, Lin Yu-ting, Malissa Smith, No Holds Barred, Olympic boxing, Paris Olympics, Russia, Umar Kremlev, WAAR Room, women's boxing
Friday, August 02, 2024
"How Russia Sabotaged Women's Olympic Boxing" on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
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Labels: boxing, Eddie Goldman, IBA, Imane Khelif, IOC, Lin Yu-ting, No Holds Barred, Paris Olympics, Russia, Umar Kremlev, women's boxing, World Boxing
Sunday, March 24, 2024
"Olympic Boxing May Still Be Cut After Paris 2024" on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
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Labels: Boris van der Vorst, boxing, Eddie Goldman, IOC, No Holds Barred, Olympics, World Boxing
Friday, June 23, 2023
"Can Olympic Boxing Ever Be Cleaned Up?" on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
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Labels: . boxing, Eddie Goldman, IBA, IOC, No Holds Barred, Olympics, World Boxing
Monday, June 12, 2023
The WAAR Room: IOC KOs IBA
The latest WAAR Room with Chris Baldwin, Malissa Smith, and Eddie Goldman is up. We discussed the IOC's plan to withdraw recognition of the IBA and what it means for the fighters and the future of Olympic boxing.
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Labels: boxing, Eddie Goldman, IBA, IOC, No Holds Barred, Olympics, World Boxing
Monday, March 27, 2023
"Continue The Ban On Russian Sport" on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
My latest piece, "Continue The Ban On Russian Sport", is up on the No Holds Barred Patreon page.
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Labels: Belarus, Eddie Goldman, IOC, No Holds Barred, Olympics, Russia, Ukraine
Sunday, January 01, 2023
"Some No Holds Barred Hopes and Predictions for 2023" on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
My latest piece, "Some No Holds Barred Hopes and Predictions for 2023", is up on the No Holds Barred Patreon page.
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Labels: . boxing, Daniel Kinahan, Eddie Goldman, IBA, IOC, No Holds Barred, Russia, Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
"Why Boxing May Be Cut From The 2024 Olympics" on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
My latest piece, "Why Boxing May Be Cut From The 2024 Olympics", is up on the No Holds Barred Patreon page.
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Labels: Eddie Goldman, IBA, IOC, No Holds Barred, Olympic boxing
Sunday, October 09, 2022
"IOC vs. IBA, Fight of the Year Candidate!" on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
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Labels: Boris van der Vorst, boxing, Eddie Goldman, IBA, International Boxing Association, IOC, Kamil Bortniczuk, No Holds Barred, Olympics, Russia, Ukraine, Umar Kremlev, WACA, World Anti-Corruption Agency
