Mary Kom says she was asked to change dress a minute before her round of 16 bout; Twitter reacts

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Updated At : 04:37 PM Jul 30, 2021 IST

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Tribune Web Desk

Chandigarh, July 30

Mary Kom, India’s six-time world champion boxer, has revealed that she was asked to change her ring dress just a minute before her round of 16 bout against Ingrit Valencia began.

“Surprising…Can anyone explain what will be a ring dress,” she wrote on Twitter. The 38-year-old 2012 Olympics bronze medallist lost the bout 2-3 on points.,” the 38-year-old 2012 Olympics bronze medallist wrote on Twitter.

She lost the bout 2-3 on points.

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