India's Mary Kom is through to the final of the Asian Women's Boxing Championships ©ASBC

India's Mary Kom is through to the light flyweight finals of the Asian Women's Boxing Championships after defeating Japan's Tsubasa Komura in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam by a unanimous decision on the five judges' cards in the 48 kilogram division, leaving her to meet North Korea's Kim Hyang Mi in the final, after the latter eliminated Mongolia's Jargalan Ochirbat.

Overall, China and the host country had a great deal to celebrate, as five of their boxers got through to the finals at the Nguyen Du Indoor Stadium.

Kom, 34, a five-time world champion, has four Asian titles and a silver medal in her career and now proceeds to her sixth final.

"I am so happy after my triumph in the semi-final of the Asian Boxing Confederation Women's Boxing Championships," Kom said.

"I received a lot of support from my Boxing Federation and I felt the love of my country."

If she wins tomorrow, the Indian will be claiming her first Asian gold medal in the 48kg category.

After a cagey opening round Kom increased her attacks to unsettle the Japanese fighter.

In the flyweight 51 kg, North Korea's Pang Chol Mi defeated Kazakhstan's two-time AIBA Women's world champion Nazym Kyzaibay.

Both boxers showed evidence of preparing well, but Pang's efforts were sufficient to ensure she will meet Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Tam in the final, after the latter defeated Mongolia's Nandintsetseg Myagmardulam.

In the 54kg bantamweight, Chinese Taipei's former AIBA women's youth world champion Lin Yu Ting, 22, defeated newcomer Shiksha Singh from India and will meet Vietnam's Le Thi Bang in the final.

In the 57kg featherweight, China's Yin Junhua, the Olympic Games silver medallist and Asian Games winner, beat Chinese Taipei's Huang Hsiao Wen, a silver medallist in the AIBA Women's Youth World Boxing Championships in 2015.

Huang showed plenty of talent but Yin is now due to meet Sonia Lather Singh of India, an AIBA Women's World Championship silver medallist, in the final.

Vietnam's Tran Thi Oanh Nhi, right, defeated Kazakhstan's AIBA women's world champion Lyazzat Kungeibayeva to reach the final of the over 81kg category at the Asian Women's Boxing Championships in Ho Chi Minh City ©ASBC
Vietnam's Tran Thi Oanh Nhi, right, defeated Kazakhstan's AIBA women's world champion Lyazzat Kungeibayeva to reach the final of the over 81kg category at the Asian Women's Boxing Championships in Ho Chi Minh City ©ASBC

South Korea's Oh Yeon Ji, the defending ASBC champion in the 60kg lightweight, faced India's Priyanka Chaudhary.

She was tired after defeating Kazakshstan's Rimma Volosenko and China's Yang Wenlu in previous rounds but did enough to ensure victory.

She will now compete for the gold medal against Vietnam's Luu Thi Duyen.

In the 64kg light welterweight, the winner was China's Dou Dan, who beat India's Sarita Devi Laishram, a former AIBA women's world champion.

Dou will now face Kazakhstan's Madina Nurshayeva in the final.

The 69kg welterweight witnessed China's Gu Hong, a silver medallist in the AIBA Women's World Championships, eliminating Vietnam's Tran Thi Linh by unanimous decision of the judges.

She will be in action in the final against Valentina Khalzova of Kazakhstan, an AIBA Women's world champion.

The 75 kg middleweight section involved China's Olympic bronze medallist Li Qian in action against Dariga Shakimova,  from Kazakhstan, also a Rio 2016 bronze medallist.

The Chinese woman came out on top and will meet South Korea's Seon Su Jin in the final.

In light heavyweight 81kg, China's two-time AIBA Women's world champion Yang Xiaoli beat Kazakhstan's Moldir Bazarbayeva.

Yang will now face Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Huong.

In the over 81kg heavyweight section, Kazakhstan's AIBA women's world champion Lyazzat  Kungeibayeva launched many tough punches against her Vietnamese rival Tran Thi Oanh Nhi, a three-times national champion in her country.

The Vietnamese still managed to win, through, and will face Uzbekistan's Guzal Ismatova in the final.