SOFIA (Bulgaria): The seasoned duo of MC Mary Kom (48kg) and L Sarita Devi (60kg) have been confident of their third successive international medals once they entered the semi-finals, along with two male boxers, in the 69th Strandja Memorial Boxing tournament on Thursday.
The 35-year-old Mary Kom, who came right here on the back of gold medals at the Asian Championships and the India Open, defeated old nemesis Steluta Duta of Romania in her quarterfinal contest.
Sarita, a bronze and silver winner at the Asian Championships and India Open respectively, were given the easier of China's Qi Yawen in her last-eight stage bout.
In the boys's draw, India Open gold-medallist Amit Panghal (49kg) also made the semi-final stage along with last version's silver-medallist Mohammed Hussamuddin (56kg).
Amit defeated China's Zhonglin Wu in a draining contest, while Hussamuddin pulled off a complete triumph over American Raymond Ford all the way through the night consultation.
Mary Kom trusted her sharper reflexes to outwit Steluta, who is a three-time world championships silver-medallist and a four-time gold-winner at the European Championships.
Interestingly, all of Steluta's world championship silver medals are courtesy losses to Mary Kom in the finals (2006, 2008 and 2010).
Clashing after a considerable hole, the 2 boxers have been locked in a fierce change of blows, but Mary Kom controlled to edge previous via retaining her distance and no longer permitting the Romanian a transparent shot for many of the bout.
The competitiveness, however, didn't are available the best way of mutual respect as the 2 embraced each and every different warmly at the finish of the contest.
Sarita, alternatively, hardly broke a sweat to sail previous her brazenly defensive rival, who spent maximum of her time trying to both back-paddle or take evasive motion.
In the boys's competition, Dheeraj Rangi (64kg) bowed out of the competition, after shedding his opening bout to Louis Colin Richarno.
India are actually confident of seven medals in the tournament, five of them courtesy girls boxers - Seema Punia (+81kg), Saweety Boora (75kg), Mena Kumari Devi (54kg) and Bhagyabati Kachari (81kg) being the others in semi-final aside from Mary Kom and Sarita.
While Saweety and Meena won their quarterfinal contests, Seema and Bhagyabati were given byes.
The 35-year-old Mary Kom, who came right here on the back of gold medals at the Asian Championships and the India Open, defeated old nemesis Steluta Duta of Romania in her quarterfinal contest.
Sarita, a bronze and silver winner at the Asian Championships and India Open respectively, were given the easier of China's Qi Yawen in her last-eight stage bout.
In the boys's draw, India Open gold-medallist Amit Panghal (49kg) also made the semi-final stage along with last version's silver-medallist Mohammed Hussamuddin (56kg).
Amit defeated China's Zhonglin Wu in a draining contest, while Hussamuddin pulled off a complete triumph over American Raymond Ford all the way through the night consultation.
Mary Kom trusted her sharper reflexes to outwit Steluta, who is a three-time world championships silver-medallist and a four-time gold-winner at the European Championships.
Interestingly, all of Steluta's world championship silver medals are courtesy losses to Mary Kom in the finals (2006, 2008 and 2010).
Clashing after a considerable hole, the 2 boxers have been locked in a fierce change of blows, but Mary Kom controlled to edge previous via retaining her distance and no longer permitting the Romanian a transparent shot for many of the bout.
The competitiveness, however, didn't are available the best way of mutual respect as the 2 embraced each and every different warmly at the finish of the contest.
Sarita, alternatively, hardly broke a sweat to sail previous her brazenly defensive rival, who spent maximum of her time trying to both back-paddle or take evasive motion.
In the boys's competition, Dheeraj Rangi (64kg) bowed out of the competition, after shedding his opening bout to Louis Colin Richarno.
India are actually confident of seven medals in the tournament, five of them courtesy girls boxers - Seema Punia (+81kg), Saweety Boora (75kg), Mena Kumari Devi (54kg) and Bhagyabati Kachari (81kg) being the others in semi-final aside from Mary Kom and Sarita.
While Saweety and Meena won their quarterfinal contests, Seema and Bhagyabati were given byes.
Strandja Memorial Boxing: Mary Kom advances to semis
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February 23, 2018
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