World Boxing Championship : Mary Kom and Sarita sail to the next round

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May 20 2016 02:42 PM
Preksha

World Boxing Championship : Mary Kom and Sarita sail to the next round

Olympic bronze medallist Mary Kom, on Thursday, was against Juliana Soderstrom of Sweden in the first round of the Women’s Boxing World Championships.While Mary Kom outpunched Sweden's Juliana Soderstrom 3-0, Sarita also got the better of Belarus' Ala Yarshevich by a similar scoreline after dishing out thoroughly dominating performances.

Mary Kom set up a clash on Saturday with Germany's Azize Nimani, who stunned Asian Games bronze-medallist Nandintsetseg Myagmardulam of Mongolia. Sarita, on the other hand, will square off against Mexico's Victoria Torres, who got a first-round bye.

Mary Kom (51kg), Sarita Devi (60kg) and Pooja Rani (75kg) will have to reach the semi-final stage in order to assure themselves a spot at the Olympics. The three had earlier failed to qualify in the Asian Olympic qualifiers in Quian’an, China in March, earlier this year.

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