Imane Khelif vs Yang Liu LIVE: Updates as Algerian boxer fights for Olympic gold medal amid gender row

Nice right cross from Yu, and again Cakiroglu hits the mat – but she appeared to be shoved, in a sense. Again, it’s no knockdown.

Great uppercut by Yu, as Cakiroglu steps in with a slightly loose guard.

Cakiroglu hurls an overhand from southpaw, but it’s blocked, and then she eats a left hook.

Another spearing cross by Yu; both times she’s landed it, though, she’s actually switched her feet at the same time.

Stiff jab by Cakiroglu, that’s better from the Turkish fighter.

We now move to the women’s light-flyweight final, as Yu Wu fights Buse Cakiroglu; it’s China against Turkey.

Cakiroglu stands southpaw. She’s put onto the back foot by her orthodox opponent immediately. The Turkish fighter is trying to counter while stepping out to the side, but she’s eaten a few shots already – a risky strategy she’s using, clearly.

A better counter effort by Cakiroglu this time, before Yu charges her! Cakiroglu hits the canvas, but it’s ruled a trip (rightly, it seems).

A bit of wrestling now, as Yu grazes her arm across Cakiroglu’s face amid a clinch.

Cakiroglu blocks some shots upstairs, so Yu targets the body. Again Cakiroglu looks to reply to the flurry with a single counter shot.

Yu switches stances back and forth late in the round, a good frame for the Chinese boxer.

Muydinkhujaev with a solid first two rounds against Verde Alvarez, outboxing the Mexican, who then rallies in the third and final frame – throwing the kitchen sink at the Uzbek and really going at him in search of the stoppage. Is it enough though?

Your winner… Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev!

The welterweight king at Paris, the Uzbek salutes a raucous crowd inside Philippe-Chatrier.

The Mexican Verde Alvarez just followed him for two rounds. It got tasty in the third, with both men swinging for the ropes.

But the classier Muydinkhujaev had too much, even with the Mexican pinching the third on all the judges’ scorecards.

The volume has been cranked up here, we’re almost ready for the first fight of the night.

The home of the French Open tennis, transformed into a night club. There are bright lights and booming dance music, fans jumping up and down with their national flags.

Amid all the controversy and poison on the edges of Imane Khelif’s pursuit of Olympic gold, it should not be forgotten how boxing can bring people together from such diverse backgrounds.

This is a totally different environment to professional boxing, too.

The first fight of the night is just moments away! We’ll have round-by-round live updates for you shortly.

There are four boxing finals at Roland Garros tonight:

Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev vs Marco Verde (super-welterweight)

Yu Wu vs Buse Cakiroglu (women’s light-flyweight)

Loren Alfonso vs Lazizbek Mullojonov (heavyweight)

Imane Khelif vs Yang Liu (women’s welterweight)

Our Sports Editor, Jack Rathborn, is on Court Philippe-Chatrier in Roland Garros – the tennis venue that has been transformed into the location of the latter boxing rounds at Paris 2024.

After days of speculation, the IBA confirmed on Monday that chromosomes were behind the failure of Khelif and Lin’s failed gender tests in 2023.

The IBA did not specify XY chromosomes, but said to “read between the lines”.

The long walk from Porte d’Auteuil down to Roland Garros is a quiet one in the muggy Paris conditions this evening. But as you get a peak of Court Philippe Chatrier, suddenly there is a brush of colour down the streets.

More than two hours before the session even starts, you can start to see the Algerian fans with football shirts and carrying flags. They’re queueing up to get inside the property.