Nikhat Zareen ready to step out of Mary Kom’s shadow: Coach | Boxing News – Times of India
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NEW DELHI: According to coach Blas Iglesias Fernandez, two-time world boxing champion Nikhat Zareen is prepared to emerge out of MC Mary Kom's shadow and win a medal in the Olympics in Paris.The six-time world champion MC Mary Kom has embodied women's boxing in India, and a 2014 Bollywood film was inspired by her remarkable career.She announced her retirement earlier this year and cemented her legacy at the 2012 London Olympics by winning the bronze in flyweight.In the 50kg competition, Zareen will compete for the first time at the Olympics in Paris, and Fernandez anticipates that the 27-year-old will come home with a medal around her neck."This is Nikhat's time to prove herself," the Cuban said in a Sports Authority of India (SAI) media release on Tuesday."It's true that she had ...