After only 46 seconds of the match and two blows to her face, Italy’s Angela Carini surrendered her match to Algerian’s trans/DSD boxer Imane Khelif.
Previously disqualified in the 2023 World Championships due to high testosterone levels, Khelif was cleared by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Mark Adams, IOC spokesperson said, “Everyone competing in the women’s category is complying with the competition eligibility rules…They are women in their passports and it’s stated that this is the case, that they are female.”
“I got into the ring to fight,” Carini said. “I didn’t give up, but one punch hurt too much and so I said enough…I’m going out with my head held high.” Carini cried before leaving the ring.
Emanuele Renzini, Carini’s coach said it was not planned ahead of time for her to quit the match. “It would have been easier not to show up, because all of Italy had been asking her not to fight for days…But Angela was motivated and wanted to do it.” Renzini added, “Of course, when she met her opponent at the draw, she said ‘it’s not fair.’ But there was no premeditation here today.”
Carini said, “I put an end to the match because after the second blow, after years of experience in the ring and a life of fighting, I felt a strong pain in my nose. You all saw my nose that started bleeding. I didn’t lose tonight, I just surrendered with maturity. I am a mature women, the ring is my life.”
Khelif’s next opponent will be Anna Luca Hamori from Hungary on Saturday.
By - FZ
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