Mary Kom enters final of Asian Boxing Championships

Mary Kom prevailed 4-1 over Mongolia's Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg to move into the final of the Championships.

Mary overcame a strong challenge from Mongolian Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg with a 4-1 verdict in a 51kg semifinal bout to set up a title clash with Nazym Kyzaibay of Kazakhstan.

Six-time World champion M.C. Mary Kom booked her spot in the finals of the Asian boxing championships on Thursday.

Mary overcame a strong challenge from Mongolian Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg with a 4-1 verdict in a 51kg semifinal bout to set up a title clash with Nazym Kyzaibay of Kazakhstan. The Olympic-bound Mary had a tough start as Lutsaikhan landed a few left shots to take the first round.

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In second and third rounds, Mary stepped up her attack as she reached out to her taller opponent and delivered straight punches and upper cuts to win the bout.

Sakshi upset top seed Dina Zholaman 3-2 in a 54kg last-four clash but the decision was overturned upon review . The Indian relied on her straight shots even as she received a flurry of punches from the Kazakh. Zholaman will meet Uzbek Sitora Shogdarova in the final.

Among the losing Indians, Worlds medallist Simranjit Kaur suffered a 5-0 loss against hard-punching Kazakh Rima Volossenko.

In an event with depleted fields in the majority of weight classes, seven of the 10 Indian women began their campaigns from semifinals.