The four-time gold-medallist MC Mary Kom has advanced to the semifinals of the Asian Women's Boxing Championships in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Mary Kom defeated Chinese Taipei's Meng-Chieh Pin in a split verdict in the quarterfinals to make the last four stage of the light flyweight (48kg) category. The 34-year-old, who has won four gold, a silver in her five previous appearances at the event, will face Japan's Tsubasa Komura in the semifinals.