{"id":52315,"date":"2018-11-25T12:16:27","date_gmt":"2018-11-25T06:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=52315"},"modified":"2018-11-25T12:16:27","modified_gmt":"2018-11-25T06:46:27","slug":"mary-kom-bags-sixth-gold-world-boxing-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/sports-news\/mary-kom-bags-sixth-gold-world-boxing-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Kom bags sixth Gold at World Boxing Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]India&#8217;s boxing legend MC Mary Kom bagged her sixth gold medal at the Women&#8217;s World Boxing Championship by defeating Ukraine&#8217;s Hanna Okhota in the 48kg light flyweight. The 35-year-old won the match in a unanimous 5-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p>With this glorious victory Mary proved herself once again, becoming the most successful boxer of the World Boxing Championship till date.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing media Mary Kom said \u201cToday I am feeling a little bit emotional since I have been feeling there is no category in the Olympic Games. Because of your love and support, I am able to qualify.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52321\" src=\"http:\/\/s3apnlivemumbai.s3-website.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/apnlive\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mary-kom-INSERT-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"759\" height=\"422\" \/>Mary was so much overwhelmed at the moment that tears were flowing from her eyes, said her coach and added that \u201cWe tried telling her, it\u2019s okay. Calm down. Take deep breaths,\u201d says Coach Chhote Lal Yadav. \u201cBut she couldn\u2019t. She said \u2018Mujhse control nahi ho pa raha hai (I am not able to control it).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mary, who is often referred to as &#8220;Magnificent Mary&#8221;, had defeated Hanna in Poland in the past. She has been affectionately nicknamed as such since she is the first Indian woman boxer to have won a bronze medal in Olympics as well as a gold medal in the Asian Games. At present, she is also a member of the Rajya Sabha. 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