Mary Kom loses her semi-final bout, settles for bronze

The 29-year-old Mary Kom, a five-time world champion, fought gallantly but was outpunched by a clearly superior rival Adams, who fashioned a comfortable 11-6 victory much to the dismay of a sizeable Indian crowd who thronged the stadium to support the Indian.

Local girl Adams, popularly known as 'Babyface' was also not short of support as she was egged on by British PM David Cameron and Olympic silver medallist Aamir Khan.

Adams, a two-time silver medallist in the world championship, was well prepared for the diminutive Mary and exhibited a fine blend of defence and aggression to thwart the Indian in the high voltage semi-final clash.

 

While Mary had good support from the Indians in the crowd, Adams enjoyed the vociferous support of the home fans who lustily cheered her whenever she was able to land a successful punch. MORE PTI MRM KHS