India's five-time world champion M C Mary Kom yesterday got the seventh seeding and a first-round bye in the the World Women's Boxing Championships China.
Mary Kom (51kg) opens her campaign on Sunday against winner of the preliminary bout between Asian bronze-medallist Ayako Minowa of Japan and Athina Malefaki of Greece.
In the 60kg category, Asian champion L Sarita Devi will square off against Ayzanat Hajiyeva of Azerbaijan on Saturday. On the same day, Pooja Rani (75kg) will fight it out against Claressa Shields of USA.u00a0
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