Imane Khelif's opponent details frightening power of her punches in first words since suffering brutal defeat at Olympics

Italian boxer Angela Carini has revealed why she abandoned her Olympic conflict against Imane Khelif, who is astatine nan centre of an eligibility statement astatine Paris 2024.

Carini abandoned their bout aft 46 seconds against her Algerian force successful nan women's welterweight contest.

The information of Khelif has been nan root of contention having been disqualified from nan Women's World Boxing Championships past twelvemonth aft failing to meet eligbility criteria.

Carini had been struck doubly by her force successful nan opening round, earlier abandoning nan title aft speaking to her corner.

The 25-year-old had fallen to her knees and cried successful nan ringing aft abandoning nan fight.

Caini explained her determination to wantonness nan fight, revealing she had been rocked by nan powerfulness of Khelif's punches.  

'I went into nan ringing to fight,' Carini said, arsenic per nan Italian news agency ANSA.

'I didn't springiness up, but a punch wounded excessively overmuch and truthful I said enough.

'I'm leaving pinch my caput held high.'

The Italian boxer had claimed earlier nan conflict that she could 'only accommodate to nan rules of nan Olympics'.

'I americium cipher to judge and I person thing against my opponent. I had a task and I carried it retired moreover if she didn't make it,' Carini added to nan Gazzetta Dello Sport.

'Everything that happened earlier nan lucifer had perfectly nary influence. 

Khelif's information successful nan arena has been a root of contention having been disqualified from nan Women's World Boxing Championships past year.

The Olympics website noted that Khelif had been disqualified hours earlier a golden badge bout against China's nan Liu successful New Delhi aft her elevated levels of testosterone grounded to meet nan eligibility criteria.

The Algerian Olympic Committee (COA) deed backmost by claiming nan disqualification was portion of a 'conspiracy' to extremity them from winning a golden badge and said 'medical reasons' were down precocious testosterone levels.

Lin Yu-Ting of Taiwan was besides disqualified from nan World Championships.

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The International Boxing Association (IBA) released a connection connected Wednesday, stating their decisions were made 'after a meticulous review'.

The IBA stated that neither jock underwent testosterone exams, but were alternatively 'subject to a abstracted and recognised test' which were held astatine their World Championships successful 2022 and 2023. 

It is claimed nan tests 'conclusively indicated that some athletes did not meet nan required basal eligibility criteria', pinch some boxers 'found to person competitory advantages complete different female competitors.'

The IBA deed retired astatine nan IOC, stating its differing regulations 'raise superior questions astir some competitory fairness and athletes' safety.'

The IBA are not responsible for nan Olympic title having been stripped of nickname by nan IOC amid ongoing governance issues - pinch nan organisation establishing nan Paris 2024 Boxing Unit to tally nan event.

The Boxing Unit has approved some boxers information nether rules successful spot for nan Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which are little strict than nan IBA's.

Both Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting compete successful Tokyo, pinch some losing successful nan early rounds of their respective events.

Ahead of Khelif's first bout astatine Paris 2024, nan COA slammed 'baseless attacks' against their boxer.

'COA powerfully condemns nan unethical targeting and maligning of our esteemed athlete, Imane Khelif, pinch baseless propaganda from definite overseas media outlets.

'Such attacks connected her characteristic and dignity are profoundly unfair, particularly arsenic she prepares for nan pinnacle of her profession astatine nan Olympics. The COA has taken each basal measures to protect our champion.'

IOC spokesperson Mark Adams had warned against a 'witch hunt' against nan 2 boxers cleared to compete successful Paris and criticised misreporting, stressing nan cases are not a transgender issue.

Adams had urged nan rhetoric to beryllium 'dialled down', adding that the 'entirely comfortable pinch nan rules' which had antecedently been utilized astatine nan Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympics.