In a bid to end all speculation over her retirement, Olympic bronze medalist, MC Kom of Manipur, dubbed at the women Muhammad Ali in the world of women boxing, on Thursday said she plans to hang her gloves after winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

In her 18-year long illustrious career, Mary Kom has won six World Championship titles, an Olympic bronze medal and five Asian Championships and Bollywood biopic stared by Priyanka Chopra. Besides being a top-level boxer, she is also a sitting Rajya Sabha MP in the parliament.

“After 2020 I want to retire. My main mission is to get a gold for India. I really really want to win (gold),” Mary Kom told a news agency at the sidelines of an event.

Mary Kom who won bronze in the flyweight category at the 2012 London Olympics wants to punch her way to the gold in the Tokyo Olympics. For many women in the country, Mary has to be an inspiration not only in boxing but in every sphere of life.

However, the international boxing fraternity is going through stormy weather in the run-up to the Olympics next year. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has stripped the International Boxing Association (AIBA) from hosting events at the Tokyo Olympics. Consequently, the IOC has announced that it will prepare a new calendar