World Womens Boxing Championships News

MC Mary Kom has been included in a 10-boxer athlete ambassadors group to represent boxers in the build-up to next year’s Tokyo Olympic Games by the International Olympic Council’s (IOC) Task Force for the sport. In August this year, the creation of an Athlete Ambassadors Group was announced.

Celebrated Indian boxer MC Mary Kom (51kg) has vowed that she is not afraid to face Nikhat Zareen in a trial to decide who will make the Indian squad for the Olympic qualifiers in China. Zareen demanded a trial bout with Mary Kom before the Indian squad for the qualifiers is announced.

It was a great day for India’s women boxing contingent at the World Women's Boxing Championships, being held in Russia, as debutant Jamuna Boro pulled off a major upset in the last-16 stage. The pugilist from Assam has now advanced to the quarterfinals and is one win away from securing a medal.