Asian Boxing Championships: Mary Kom enters semifinals

The celebrated MC Mary Kom led the charge by assuring herself of a sixth medal at the Asian women's Boxing Championships as three Indians entered the semifinals of the continental showpiece on Saturday

The celebrated MC Mary Kom led the charge by assuring herself of a sixth medal at the Asian women's Boxing Championships as three Indians entered the semifinals of the continental showpiece on Saturday.

Mary Kom

Advancing to the medal round, along with Mary Kom, were Shiksha (54kg) and Priyanka Chaudhary (60kg). Mary Kom, a five-time world champion and an Olympic bronze-medallist, defeated Chinese Taipei's Meng-Chieh Pin in a split verdict in the quarterfinals to make the last four stage of the light flyweight (48kg) category. Mary Kom, 34, has won four gold and a silver medal in her five previous appearances at the event, will face Japan's Tsubasa Komura in the semifinals. The medal assured on Saturday is Mary Kom's first in more than a year and a massive confidence-booster for the boxer, who had missed Olympic qualification last year.

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