CWG 2018: MC Mary Kom Marches Into Gold Medal Match With 5-0 Win
MC Mary Kom beat Anusha Dilruksh of Sri Lanka to enter the final of the women’s 45-48 kg category on Wednesday.
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Veteran Indian boxer MC Mary Kom defeated Anusha Dilruksh of Sri Lanka to enter the final of the women's 45-48 kg category at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Gold Coast on Wednesday.
Mary's experience and superior technique stood her in good stead as she carved out a unanimous 5-0 verdict against the Sri Lankan fighter.
On Tuesday, Boxers Amit Panghal, Naman Tanwar, Mohammed Hussamuddin, Manoj Kumar and Satish Kumar assured India at least a medal each as they reached the semi-finals of their respective weights categories.
The day started with Amit Panghal defeating Aqeel Ahmed of Scotland 4-1 in the quarter-finals of the men's light flyweight (49 kilogram) category and Naman outplaying Samoa's Frank Masoe by a unanimous 5-0 verdict in the heavyweight (91kg) division.
Later in the day, in men's 56kg category, Hussamuddin overpowered Muilenga Everisto of Zambia in a unanimous 5-0 verdict while Manoj defeated Australia's Terry Nickolas 4-1 in the 69 kg category. Satish also won his bout with a split 4-1 decision in +91kg quarterfinals bout.
(With inputs from IANS)
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