Mary Kom post Asian Championship triumph: I have proved myself again

Five-time world champion MC Mary Kom feels that she has proved herself yet again, after clinching her fifth gold medal in the Asian Women's Boxing Championship in the 48kg category.

"I feel very proud for my country. For last many years and till now I have proved myself," she said, while talking to ANI.

The star boxer defeated North Korea's Kim Hyang-Mi to clinch gold in the light-flyweight category of the championship in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 8 November.

The 2012 London Olympic medallist, who returned to her



preferred 48kg weight category after five years of competing in 51kg, had earlier won four gold and a silver in her five previous appearances at the event.

"In last few years, I have been fighting in 51kg and so I had no idea about the competitors from other countries in the 48 kg category. There were boxers who were taller than me. It was tough, but I have the experience of years, so I managed it easily," she said.

"If I am fit, then I am not scared of anyone," she emphasised, showing that she still has fuel left in her tank.