Mary Kom and Nikhat Zareen to fight it out in finals of Olympic Boxing Trials

Guwahati: Six-time World champion MC Mary Kom will take on pugilist Nikhat Zareen in the final of the Olympic Boxing Trials. The Olympic qualifiers will be held in China in February next year.

Zareen, who had previously won a gold medal at Strandja Memorial tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria advanced to the 51 kg category after defeating Jyoti Gulia.

She had earlier courted controversy when she demanded a fair Olympic selection trial against the reigning champion Mary Kom.

In an earlier interview with The Sentinel, Nikhat, while she was in Guwahati, had said, "I believe in my-self. I am ready to take Mary on the ring and will try my best to win the bout.”

Mary is far ahead then Nikhat when it comes to experience. But the boxer is not too much worried about it. “No one is perfect. I have been working on my strong point and definitely have some plans which I don’t want to reveal right now,” Nikhat had said.

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