Updated On: 22 May, 2019 07:55 AM IST | Guwahati | Pranjal Baruah
Veteran MC Mary Kom to lock horns with young gun Nikhat Zareen at India Open boxing tournament in Guwahati today; hosts assured of 15 medals

India's MC Mary Kom (right) punches Nepal's Mala Rai during the 51kg bout in Guwahati yesterday. Pic/PTI
Nepal's Mala Rai was no match for London Olympic bronze medallist MC Mary Kom, who wasted no time in progressing into the Last-Four with a commanding 5-0 win on the second day of the India Open boxing tournament here yesterday.
The ace Indian pugilist is making her competitive debut in the 51kg category here. In 2012, Mary Kom had won the Olympic bronze in the 48kg category. Since the 48kg weight category no longer exists at the Olympic Games, she has to fight in the higher 51kg class in order to compete in next year's Tokyo Games.