A diminutive woman, no more than five feet tall, feints and sways away from a punch.
Then, dancing around the boxing ring, her left hook slams into her much larger opponent, making her rival wince in pain.
A gong sounds, the referee strides forward and lifts her arm and the crowd explodes. This is the woman India calls "Magnificent Mary" - MC Mary Kom - mother of two young twins and four-time world boxing champion.
She's preparing for the women's world boxing championships in Barbados, where she is hoping to win a fifth title, but her long-term goal is the London Olympics in 2012.
"When I was small, I was very interested in fighting - karate, kung fu and boxing. I used to always watch action movies, all the Jackie Chan movies," she says breaking into peals of laughter.
Her halting English and infectious smile only adds to her charm and in a country where her sport is not that well-known, she's become quite a star.
Then, dancing around the boxing ring, her left hook slams into her much larger opponent, making her rival wince in pain.
A gong sounds, the referee strides forward and lifts her arm and the crowd explodes. This is the woman India calls "Magnificent Mary" - MC Mary Kom - mother of two young twins and four-time world boxing champion.
She's preparing for the women's world boxing championships in Barbados, where she is hoping to win a fifth title, but her long-term goal is the London Olympics in 2012.
"When I was small, I was very interested in fighting - karate, kung fu and boxing. I used to always watch action movies, all the Jackie Chan movies," she says breaking into peals of laughter.
Her halting English and infectious smile only adds to her charm and in a country where her sport is not that well-known, she's become quite a star.

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