Mary Kom crowned champion for 5th time at Asian Boxing Championships

Mary Kom defeated North Korea's Kim Hyang-Mi in the title clash of the 48 kilogram category to clinch her fifth Asian gold medal.

 

IndiaToday.in  | Posted by Rohan Sen
New Delhi, November 8, 2017 | UPDATED 13:17 IST
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Highlights

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    Mary Kom defeated North Korea's Kim Hyang-Mi in the title clash
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    This is her fifth career gold medal at the Asian Championships
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    Mary Kom is making her comeback in the sport after more than a year

Five-time World Champion M.C. Mary Kom added yet another feather to her cap on Wednesday as she clinched the gold medal in the Asian Boxing Championships in Ho Chi Minh City.

Mary Kom defeated North Korea's Kim Hyang-Mi in the title clash of the 48 kilogram category to clinch her fifth career gold medal at the Asian Championships.

Mary Kom, who is making her comeback in the sport after more than a year, had earlier thumped Japan's Tsubasa Komura 5-0 to stay on course for her fifth gold medal in the continental event.

Mary Kom used her all tactical nous in the semi-final against Komura, who came up with a defensive approach. Komura maintained a safe distance through the opening round, perhaps hoping to put pressure in the next rounds. But Mary still found a way to land her punches and seized the initiative.

She upped the ante in the second round and landed a barrage of punches to pick up crucial points. With the balance now clearly tilted in her favour, she adopted the cross-armed guard and avoided anything that was thrown at her to be announced as the well-deserved winner.