World Women's Boxing Championship 2019 begins in Russia

World Women's Boxing Championship 2019 begins in Russia

World Women's Boxing Championship 2019 begins in Russia

The 11th edition of AIBA World Women's Boxing Championship 2019 will begin at Ulan Ude in Russia today.

The event will be held across 10 weight categories, though only five of them are Olympic classes.

Six-time gold medallist and one-time silver-medallist MC Mary Kom is the most successful boxer in the history of Women’s World Championships.

World Championships weight categories: Light Fly (48kg), Fly (51kg), Bantam (54kg), Feather (57kg), Light (60kg), Light Welter (64kg), Welter (69kg), Middle (75kg), Light Heavt (81kg), Heavy (81+)

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Indian boxing players list participating in World Women's Boxing Championship 2019:

The squad: Manju Rani (48kg), M C Mary Kom (51kg), Jamuna Boro (54kg), Neeraj (57kg), Sarita Devi (60kg), Manju Bomboriya (64kg), Lovlina Borgohain (69kg), Saweety Boora (75kg), Nandini (81kg), Kavita Chahal (+81kg).