Gold for Pooja, silver for Mary Kom & 2 others at Asian boxing meet

Updated : May 31, 2021 10:10
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Defending champion Pooja Rani was the only Indian woman boxer to win gold at the Asian Championships. Apart from Pooja, 3 boxers including 6-time world champion MC Mary Kom won silver after losing in the final. Pooja fighting in the 75kg category beat Mavluda Movlonova of Uzbekistan in the final. Meanwhile, Mary Kom along with tournament debutants Lalbuatsaihi and Anupama lost in their respective finals. Interestingly, this was Mary Kom's 7th medal at the Asian Championships which includes 5 Golds and 2 silver medals. 

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