Inside the tough childhood of 'biologically male' boxer Imane Khelif whose 46-second demolition of female rival sparked fury: How she sold bread on the street for cash and was told the sport was 'only

Olympic women's boxer Imane Khelif, who triggered an international gender row by demolishing her opponent in 46 seconds yesterday, has spoken of her 'bravery' at overcoming a life of adversity to reach the top of her sport. Italy 's Angela Carini,25, dropped to her knees in tears after losing the fight to her Algerian opponent Imane Khelif in just 46 seconds The female Italian was left reeling from the cross by Algeria's Imane Khelif - who was previously banned from the world championships for being 'biologically male' Khelif is seen shouting in the ring during her controversial clash with the Italian Khelif clashed with Carini in this morning's Olympic welterweight bout Carini appeared distraught speaking to the press following the boxing match Carini added: 'I entered the ring and I told myself I have to take out all of myself independently from the person I had in front of me. Boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting at last year's world championships in New Delhi fell foul of International Boxing Association eligibility rules that prevent athletes with XY chromosomes from competing in women's events. Carini is pictured relaxing before her fight against the Algerian The Italian fighter said she had never experienced a punch so hard The match has since plunged the Olympics into farce as a gender row threatens to explode at the Paris games Carini, 25, from Naples, Italy, lost her clash in less than a minute The fight comes after DNA tests, which are compulsory for boxers, revealed the presence of XY chromosomes, typical of the male sex, in Khelif's DNA Imane Khelif is pictured in the centre during a training session before the Olympics Speaking to MailOnline sports scientist Professor Ross Tucker said: 'Would you allow a 90kg fighter to fight against a 60kg fighter? Khelif of Team Algeria makes her way to the ring prior to her Women's 66kg preliminary round match against Angela Carini Khelif is seen landing a stiff jab on her Italian opponent during the opening round of the fight Khelif's hand was not shaken by her Italian opponent, who walked away after the result was revealed Lin Yu-Ting of Taiwan will join Khelif in competing at the Paris Olympics this summer And boxing did as well, with the International Boxing Association requiring athletes to undergo 'gender assessment'.