Asian boxing: Marykom, Sakshi storm into gold medal round
Dubai
27-May-2021
Six-time world champion MC Marykom provided a flying start to India by entering the gold medal round of the women's 51kg category with a 4-1 win against Mongolia's Latsaikhan Altantsetseg in the Asian Boxing Championship here on Thursday.
Marykom will face Kazakhstan's Nazym Kyzaibay in the final.
Nazym, a two-time world champion, had an easy semi-final encounter against Sri Lanka's Nadeeka Pushpakumari as referee stop the contest in the first round.
Two-time world youth champion Sakshi also entered the final as she defeated top seed Dina Zholaman of Kazakhastan 3-2 in the semi-finals, and set up title clash with Sitora Shogdarova of Uzbekistan.
Earlier, in the opening match of the day, Monika settled for a bronze as she lost her 48 kg semi-final match to Alua Balkibekovaof Kazakhstan.
Jaismine, too, lost, going down 0-5 to Kazakhstan's Vladislava Kukhta in a 57kg semi-final match. - IANS
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