Asian Boxing Championships Final: Mary Kom wins silver — LIVE Blog, Updates, Results

Mary Kom eyes gold medal in the finals of the women's event at Asian Boxing Championships. Follow our LIVE Blog for updates.

Update: 2021-05-30 13:35 GMT

Welcome to The Bridge LIVE Blog for Asian Boxing Championships. The finals of the women's event will pan out on Sunday evening in Dubai. Veteran Mary Kom (51kg), alongside Pooja Rani (75kg), Anupama (+81kg), and Lalbuatsahi (64kg) will play their respective final bouts on Sunday.

Aiming for her sixth gold medal in seven appearances, the seasoned campaigner Mary Kom suffers a defeat against Kazakhsstan's Nazym Kyzaibay by a split decision in the final and settles for a silver. Another Olympic-bound Pooja Rani, who received a walk-over in the semifinals, will be against an in-form Mavluda Movlonova of Uzbekistan. The Uzbek ended the challenge of London Olympics medallist Marina Volnova in the last four stages.

Here's a look at the fixture for the day.

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Live Updates

2021-05-30 16:11 GMT

Lalbuatsaihi settles for a silver medal

India's Lalbuatsaihi loses to Kazakhstan's Milana Safronova 2-3 in the women's 64kg final bout of the Asian Boxing Championships. She finishes the tournament with a silver medal.

2021-05-30 14:46 GMT

Coming up: Lalbuatsaihi vs Milana Safronova

India's Lalbuatsihi will face Kazakhstan's Milana Safronova in the 64kg final.

2021-05-30 14:32 GMT

Mary Kom settles for silver

Six-time World Champion Mary Kom suffers a defeat of 2:3 to Nazym Kyzaibay of Kazakhstan in a split decision and settles for a silver, despite a blistering start. Kyzaibay is a two-time world champion in the light flyweight (48kg) category in 2014 and 2016.

2021-05-30 13:40 GMT

Coming up: Mary Kom vs Nazym Kyzaibay

Mary Kom will start the proceedings for India in the women's final event in the 51kg category against Kazakh boxer Nazym Kyzaibay.