Hamori herself had stoked the fire before the fight, reposting an image that depicted Khelif as a beast, but the two shared no less than three embraces after the fight, before Khelif celebrated with the large Algerian contingent in the crowd and subsequently broke down into tears as she left the arena.
The controversy will continue in the wake of her victory, a 23-year-old denied a medal fight by a woman who is banned from International Boxing Association competition on the basis of these failed tests.
The fifth seed marches into a semifinal against Thailand’s Janjaem Suwannapheng on Tuesday with plenty of confidence, her jab keeping Hamori at bay and her counter-game scoring points frequently.
The other disqualified IBA fighter, Lin Yu-Ting, fights on Sunday at 9pm (NZ time).
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