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Boxing mismatch shows Olympic officials need to get a grip

2 August 2024

4:58 AM

2 August 2024

4:58 AM

The hugely controversial Olympic boxing bout between Italian Angela Carini and her opponent Imane Khelif from Algeria lasted just 46 seconds. After taking two punches from Khelif to the chin, Carini was forced to quit, saying she had done so ‘to save my life’. She said she had ‘never felt punches like it’, after sustaining a suspected broken nose.

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