: Asian Boxing C’ships semifinals: Mary Kom bounces back after slow start, Sakshi upsets top seed #IndiaNEWS Six-time world champion MC Mary Kom (51kg) was made to work hard but bounced back from a

Asian Boxing C’ships semifinals: Mary Kom bounces back after slow start, Sakshi upsets top seed #IndiaNEWS
Six-time world champion MC Mary Kom (51kg) was made to work hard but bounced back from a slow start to move into the Asian Boxing Championships final after notching up a gruelling victory over Mongolia’s Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg in Dubai on Thursday.Sakshi (54kg) and Lalbuatsaihi (64kg) also entered the finals in their respective categories. Later in the day, However, the Tokyo-bound duo of Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) and Simranjit Kaur (60kg) along with Monika (48kg) and debutant Jaismine (57kg) secured bronze after their respective semi-final defeats. Monika went down 0-5 to second seeded Alua Balkibekova of Kazakhstan, while Jaismine too was bested in a unanimous verdict by another Kazakh in Vladislava Kukhta. Simranjit, who recently recovered from Covid-19, also lost to a Kazakh, Rimma Volossenko, in a unanimous verdict. Lovlina’s defeat was by a mighty close margin as she went down 2-3 against Navbakhor Khamidova. Sakshi (54kg), meanwhile, notched up a superb win against 2016 World Champion and top seed from Kazakhstan Dina Zholaman in her semi-final. The Indian youngster registered a 3-2 split decision to stun the favourite and carry on her impressive form at the event. The former Youth Worlds champion Sakshi blanked Ruhafzo Haqazarova of Tajikistan 5-0 in the previous round. Sakshi endured a tough bout...Read more

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