“I HAVE NEVER BEEN HIT SO HARD IN MY LIFE”: A Female Boxer Forfeits Olympic Match Against Opponent With Male Chromosomes After Just 45 Seconds of Abuse

“Jesus said, Have you not read, that He which made them at the beginning made them male and female?” – Matthew 19:4-6 & Mark 10:6-9

“If a man hurt a woman (physically)… he shall be surely punished.” – Exodus 21:22

FOX SPORTS reports: It was already the subject of plenty of debate and now, after just 45 seconds and a pair of punches, the boxing world’s divide is only set to grow even wider.

It comes after Imane Khelif, who along with Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan had been disqualified from the boxing world championships last year, won his bout after his female opponent forfeited.

The International Olympic Committee has generated much debate with its decision to allow the two male boxers who failed both testosterone and gender eligibility tests at the 2023 world championships to compete in Paris.

Khelif, who “identifies” as a woman, won his fight on Thursday in swift fashion. He landed a hard right hand early, followed up with a flurry of punches, which caused Angela Carini of Italy to raise her hand to have her headgear checked.

She talked to her coaches and shortly after returned to the center of the ring, where Khelif landed a brutal right hand.

Then, in a shocking twist, Carini raised her glove once more and this time it was to withdraw from the fight before falling to the floor in tears.

Carini said post-fight: “I have never been hit so hard in my life.”

Carini’s coach said: “I don’t know if her nose is broken. I have to speak with the girl. Many people in Italy called to tell her: ‘Don’t go please: it’s a man, it’s so dangerous for you.'”

“She felt pain in the nose and said to me I don’t want to fight anymore.”

Australia’s Caitlin Parker, who is in the 75kg weight class and will not face Khelif or Lin, made her stance about the pair clear this week.

“I don’t agree with that being allowed, especially in combat sports as it can be incredibly dangerous,” she said.

Elsewhere, Algeria’s Olympic Committee condemned “unethical attacks” on Khelif ahead of his opening bout.

Khelif and Lin were disqualified from the 2023 world championships in New Delhi, which was run by the International Boxing Association (IBA).

The IOC website for accredited media in Paris said that the 25-year-old Khelif was disqualified when some elevated levels of testosterone failed to meet the eligibility criteria… (Continue reading)