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Mary Kom in Asian quarters
MC Mary Kom advanced to the quarter-finals of the Asian women\'s Boxing Championships after winning her opening-round bout in this Vietnamese city on Thursday.
Ho Chi Minh City: MC Mary Kom advanced to the quarter-finals of the Asian women's Boxing Championships after winning her opening-round bout in this Vietnamese city on Thursday.
The 34-year-old, who is a five-time world champion besides being an Olympic bronze-medallist, beat local favourite Diem Thi Trinh Kieu in a split verdict in the opening round of the light flyweight (48kg) category.
The four-time gold-medallist is making a return to her preferred weight division after competing in the 51kg category, which was made an Olympic category before the 2012 Games.
It was a sedate start to the proceedings as Mary Kom and her rival spent the better part of the first three minutes getting a measure of each other. The pace picked up in the second round and the Indian veteran was on top with her clean straights. Mary Kom's reflexes were sharp and she kept maintaining the right distance to deny Kieu a clear shot at her.
