18/09/2010
Mary Kom defends World Championship title
(CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD WISHES TO HER FOR HER FUTURE)
Bridgetown: India's woman boxer M C Mary Kom on Saturday claimed a historic fifth successive World Championship title, beating Steluta Duta of Romania 16-6 in the final here.
Mary Kom, who competed in the 48kg category, had defeated Alice Kate Aparri of Philippines 8-1 in semifinal yesterday to assure herself of at least a silver in the sixth edition of the competition.
The former Khel Ratna awardee from Manipur thus remained the only boxer to have won a medal in each edition of the World Championship.
Duta had defeated Kazakhstan's Nazgul Boranbayeva 10-5 in the semifinal.
Mary Kom, a mother-of-two from Manipur who is the only boxer to have won a medal in each edition of the World Championship, ensured that the Indian camp had something to cheer about.
The diminutive 27-year-old, who clinched a silver in the inaugural edition and hasn't settled for anything less than a gold ever since.
Mary Kom had last faced Aparri way back in 2004 and had come out triumphant and she made sure that her all-win record against Filipino remained intact. The Indian got her first point in the second round and went on the offensive in the third, landing five scoring blows. She added another couple of points in the final round, while denying Aparri any chance with her swift foot movement.
Source: PTI
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