: Tokyo 2020, boxing: Mary Kom goes down fighting against Ingrit Valencia to bow out at last 16 stage #IndiaNEWS Six-time world champion Mary Kom’s (51kg) pursuit of a second Olympic medal ended in

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Tokyo 2020, boxing: Mary Kom goes down fighting against Ingrit Valencia to bow out at last 16 stage #IndiaNEWS
Six-time world champion Mary Kom’s (51kg) pursuit of a second Olympic medal ended in the pre-quarter-finals of the Tokyo Games as she went down to 2016 edition’s bronze-medallist Ingrit Valencia in a fiercely-fought showdown in Tokyo on Thursday.The 38-year-old legend, who is a multiple-time Asian champion and a bronze-winner from the 2012 London Olympics, lost 2-3 to the Colombian, giving it her all in what would now be her final Olympic bout.Mary Kom had tears in her eyes and a wide smile on her face when the referee raised Valencia’s hand at the end of the bout, exhausted after the intense clash.The way Valencia rushed in when the first bell rang, it was quite obvious that the bout would be high voltage and it was exactly how it turned out to be.The two were attacking each other from word go and Valencia grabbed the upper-hand when she clinched the opening round 4-1.The Manipuri veteran fought back to claim the second and the third round by 2-3 margins but the slender edge that Valencia took in the opening round tilted the final scores in her favour.The Indian landed her right hooks to perfection in both the second and the third round.The Indian had earlier beaten Valencia in the...Read more

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