Mary Kom enters semis of Spanish tourney; assured of medal

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Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom (51kg) was assured of a medal in her first aggressive outing since qualifying for the Olympics final yr when she entered the semifinal of the Boxam International Tournament in Castellon, Spain on Wednesday.
The 37-year-old, who had not competed since her Tokyo qualification final yr in Jordan, defeated Italian Giordana Sorrentino with a break up verdict within the quarterfinal stage of the occasion.

Next up for her is American Virginia Fuchs as she builds as much as her second Olympic look in Tokyo later this yr. It was a watchful begin by the skilled Indian as she took her time to get a measure of her aggressive opponent.
Both the boxers most popular to counter-attack within the opening spherical, adopting a cautious strategy for many half.
The proceedings picked up tempo within the second spherical however within the closing three minutes, it was Mary Kom who launched into assaults, dropping her guard fully and utilizing her proper hooks to good impact.

Earlier, within the males’s draw, Olympic-bound Manish Kaushik (63kg) superior to the quarterfinals with a facile opening win.
The world championship bronze-medallist defeated Spaniard Ammari Raddouane 5-0 on Tuesday evening to make the final eight, the place he will probably be up in opposition to Kazakhstan’s Sufiullin Zakir — a two-time Asian silver-winner.
Kaushik, additionally a Commonwealth Games silver-medallist, is returning to the ring a yr after qualifying for the Olympics within the Asian Qualifiers in Jordan. He was laid low by a knee harm.
A 14-member Indian contingent (eight males and 6 girls), together with 9 Olympic certified and different high boxers, is collaborating on the thirty fifth version of the event. All 14 of those boxers have made the quarterfinals already.
Boxers from 17 nations, together with Russia, USA, Italy, Kazakhstan and Spain, are collaborating within the occasion.