Ulan-Ude (Russia), October 11 (IANS): Mary Kom (51kg) will lead the charge on Saturday as Lovlina Borgohain (69kg), Jamuna Boro (54kg) and Manju Rani (48kg) will all look to reach the finals in their respective categories in Indias best-ever overseas performance at the AIBA Womens World Boxing Championships here.
While the Manipuri legend will target an unprecedented seventh gold and an eighth medal overall, Lovlina will hope to better the colour of the bronze she had won last year in New Delhi.
Manju Rani and Jamuna Boro have dazzled in their maiden appearance in the World Championships so far and will hope to finish on a high.
With all the four pugilists assured of bronze by the virtue of reaching the semifinals, the four-medal haul has put India in third position out of 51 countries behind Russia (6) and China (5).
Between Mary Kom and a place in the final stands Turkey's European champion Busenaz Cakiroglu, seeded second here.
London Olympic bronze medallist Mary Kom, who has six gold medals from this tournament, created history on Thursday when she broke a tie with Cuban men's legend Felix Savon to become the only boxer across male and female categories to amass eight World Championships medals. The only time Kom had a medal of a lesser colour was in 2001 when she had to accept defeat in the final.
Mary Kom, who had also won her solitary Olympic medal in the 51kg category, would settle for nothing less than a gold, having had consistent performances throughout the year which include top podium finishes at the India Open and the Indonesia President's Cup.
