Six-time world champion MC Mary Kom (51kg) was made to work hard but bounced back from a slow start to move into the Asian Boxing Championships final after notching up a gruelling victory over Mongolia’s Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg in Dubai on Thursday.
Sakshi (54kg), meanwhile, notched up a superb win against 2016 World Champion and top seed from Kazakhstan Dina Zholaman in her semi-final. The Indian youngster registered a 3-2 split decision to stun the favourite and carry on her impressive form at the event. The former Youth Worlds champion Sakshi blanked Ruhafzo Haqazarova of Tajikistan 5-0 in the previous round.
Sakshi endured a tough bout against Zholaman but came out trumps, riding on her grit. She will face Uzbekistan’s Sitora Shogdarova in the summit clash.
The seasoned campaigner Mary Kom made a defensive start and took her time in the first round. The six-time world champion made the Mongolian opponent work hard and looked in good touch in the next round as…