Dubai: Six-time world champion MC Mary Kom made her way into the women’s 51kg final after defeating Mongolian Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg 4-1 in the semi-finals of the Asian Boxing Championships here on Thursday.
Having won six medals already in the Asian Championships, including five gold, Mary Kom will be up against Kazakhstan’s two-time world champion Nazym Kyzaibay in the final.
Two-time youth world champion Sakshi pulled off a power-packed performance and upstaged the former world champion Dina Zholaman of Kazakhstan 3-2 in the 54kg semi-finals.