31 May,2021 08:51 AM IST | Dubai | Agencies
MC Mary Kom (right) in action against Nazym Kyzaibay during her final
Defending champion Pooja Rani (75kg) notched up a second successive gold with a comprehensive victory even as the seasoned MC Mary Kom (51kg) signed off with a silver medal at the Asian Boxing Championships here on Sunday.
The Olympic-bound Pooja (75 kg), who was competing in her first bout of the tournament after getting a bye and a walkover earlier, dismantled Mavluda Movlonova of Uzbekistan with a clinical performance. She also earned USD 10,000 for her marvellous one-bout show in which Movlonova was simply out of sorts, unable to keep pace with the Indian's intensity.
Pooja Rani. Pics/BFI
However, six-time world champion Mary Kom (51kg) and tournament debutant Lalbuatsaihi (64kg) signed off with silver medals after both lost intense final bouts.
The Olympic-bound Mary Kom went down in a split 2-3 verdict to Nazym Kyzaibay of Kazakhstan.
It was the Manipuri superstar's seventh medal in the tournament, the first being a gold that came way back in the 2003 edition.
Her tournament record now stands at five gold and two silver medals.
Lalbuatsaihi goes down 2-3
Lalbuatsaihi lost 2-3 as well but after giving her Kazakh rival Milana Safronova a fight to remember.
Both the Indians ended with prize money of USD 5,000 each.
Lalbuatsaihi came into the Indian team as a late replacement for the seasoned Pwilao Basumatary, whose passport had expired.
The Mizo boxer exhausted her rival with her counter-attacks but lost momentum in the final round to end second best.
Later, Anupama (81+kg) lost 2-3 to Kazakhstan's Lazzat Kungeibayeva in the final.
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