New Delhi, Nov 22: Five-time World Champion Mary Kom (48kg) crushed Kim Hyang Mi of North Korea via unanimous decision to storm into the final in the Women’s World Boxing Championship here at KD Jahdav Hall of the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here on Thursday.
The legendary boxer outclassed her North Korean opponent with a unanimous 5-0 win to assure her place in the grand finale and inch closer to her record sixth gold at the Worlds.
Though her opponent (in red corner) was bigger in physical presence, but the Indian pugilist was above par and proved her mettle.
She was very quick with her feet movement and looked invincible as she avoided a flurry of punches from her opponent to keep scoring points.
Her punches were treat to watch. In the second round, the Olympic bronze medallist used both hands to good effect, landing crucial blow on her opponent.
The Olympic bronze medallist had defeated Hyang in the final of 2017 Asian Championship.
With this win, she has kept her dream alive of winning a record sixth world championship gold medal.
Talking to mediapersons after her semi-final bout, she said, “I will try my best in the final. I fought with this girl in Poland and I have beaten her. I will try my best inside the ring.”
The 35-year-old Manipuri boxer is currently tied with Katie Taylor of Ireland, who has left amateur boxing, on five gold in the World Championship.
The Manipuri pugilist, a mother of three, won a silver in the first edition of the prestigious tourney and then went on to win five gold in successive World Championships between 2002 and 2010.
Then, She had won bronze medal in London Olympic in 2012, becoming first and the only Indian women to win the medal in the Olympics.
In Saturday's gold medal bout, the 35-year-old boxer will take on Ukraine's Hanna Okhota, who beat Madoka Wada in her semi-final bout.
In her quarterfinal match, she defeated China’s Wu Yu 5-0.
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