Magnificent Mary through to the finals

Magnificent Mary through to the finals

Mary Kom heads to the final, after defeating Kim Hyang Mi of North Korea at the KD Jhadav Hall for her semifinal bout, in a bid to win her sixth World Championship in Boxing as the New Delhi crowd cheer with utmost happiness and joy.

TheĀ 35-year-old five-time world champion is set to take on her Ukrainian counterpart in the much awaited final of Women's Light Flyweight (45-48Kg) category.

Mary, who has been the torch-bearer of women's boxing for India for a long time, created history once again at the Women's World Championships where she became the most successful pugilist in the tournament's history by assuring herself a seventh medal after a 5-0 win over China's Wu Yu in the light flyweight (48kg) category.

Although the The North Korean boxer did lay in a few punches, but Mary Kom was equally dominant in the battle.

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