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Olympics: I quit because one punch hurt too much - Carini

Olympics: I quit because one punch hurt too much - Carini

'I leave with my head held high' says Italian boxer

ROME, 01 August 2024, 13:51

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Italy's Angela Carini said Thursday that she abandoned her controversial women's boxing match at the 2024 Paris Olympics against Imane Khelif because she could tell after one punch that she was outpowered.
    Her Algerian opponent was disqualified from last year's women's boxing world championships for failing gender-eligibility tests.
    "I got into the ring to fight," said the 25-year-old from Naples.
    "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," she added. Coach Emanuele Renzini stressed that quitting the match was not planned in advance.
    "It would have been easier not to show up, because all of Italy had been asking her not to fight for days," Renzini said.
    "But Angela was motivated and wanted to do it.
    "Of course when she met her opponent at the draw, she said 'it's not fair'.
    "But there was no premeditation here today "She quit after taking one punch, she told me she didn't feel she could fight.
    "I tried to tell her to at least get to the end of the first round so we would fight, but she wouldn't".
    (see related).
   

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