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Four-time world champion M C Mary Kom notched up her third Asian title while L Sarita Devi clinched her fourth,as Indian boxers finished fourth in the event with two gold,a silver and five bronze medals in Astana,Kazakhstan.
Former champion Aswathi Mol settled for silver after losing the light heavy weight (81kg) final 0-5 to China’s Wang Yanrui.
Mary Kom,who got a walkover into the finals after her semifinal opponent failed to turn up yesterday,defeated old rival Jong Ok of Korea 8-1 in the summit clash.
Mary Kom had to settle for the silver in the last edition of the event in Guwahati and the diminutive pin weight (46kg) boxer went one better this time.
Leading 2-1 in the opening round,Mary Kom didn’t let Ok strike a single scoring blow in the next three rounds.
