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Five-time world champion M C Mary Kom's hopes of a second successive Olympic appearance ended on Saturday after she went down in the second round of the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships.
Mary Kom (51kg), who was a bronze-medallist at the 2012 London Olympics, lost 0-2 to Germany's Azize Nimani in the second round of an event from where only the semi-finalists would make the cut for the upcoming Rio Games.
Nimani will next be up against top seed Davide Marzia of Italy who got the better of Hungary's Katalin Ancsin.
In an exciting contest, Mary Kom took off aggressively but Nimani managed to keep her at bay by fighting from a distance.
In fact, Nimani hardly attempted any attack on the Indian in the opening two minutes but managed to connect a few counter-jabs to take the initial edge.
Mary Kom continued to be aggressive in the second round as well, connected much better but failed to get the judges' nod, who again ruled in favour of Nimani on a split decision.
Mary Kom's Rio Olympics dream over, loses in World Championships second round - Times of India
Mary Kom (51kg), who was a bronze-medallist at the 2012 London Olympics, lost 0-2 to Germany's Azize Nimani in the second round of an event from where only the semi-finalists would make the cut for the upcoming Rio Games.
Nimani will next be up against top seed Davide Marzia of Italy who got the better of Hungary's Katalin Ancsin.
In an exciting contest, Mary Kom took off aggressively but Nimani managed to keep her at bay by fighting from a distance.
In fact, Nimani hardly attempted any attack on the Indian in the opening two minutes but managed to connect a few counter-jabs to take the initial edge.
Mary Kom continued to be aggressive in the second round as well, connected much better but failed to get the judges' nod, who again ruled in favour of Nimani on a split decision.
Mary Kom's Rio Olympics dream over, loses in World Championships second round - Times of India
