Women's World Boxing Championships Qinhuangdao 2012
On the opening contest of the worldwide event in the 57kg weight category, India's two-time National Champion Mandakini Chanu Kangabam did not give too many chances to Serbia's Silesian Open Tournament silver medallist Bojana Ranic. The Indian boxer led by 10:3 after the first two minutes and finally the referee stopped their unequal fight in the third round.
In the welterweight category, India's Asian Women's Cup bronze medallist Neetu Chahal advanced to the last 16 after beating Hungary's EU Champion 23-year-old Bianka Nagy who is member of the national team since 2006. Neetu dominated the fight and won the bout by a large margin of points
India's best bet Mary Kom Chungneijang starts her campaign in the Flyweight class tomorrow. The 29-year old five-time AIBA World Champion is one of the big favourites in the competition but will have to pass through some tough competition.
India's former AIBA World Champion, Sarita Devi Laishram, moved up three weight classes this year and won the gold medal at the Asian Championships in March, so she will be expected to go far in Qinhuangdao where the host nation's best fighter, Dong Cheng, will also want to show her pedigree.
India has fielded a maximum number of 10 boxers in the tournament along with the host nation, China, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine.
:-Rakesh S Ranbir
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