Olympian boxer M C Mary Kom wants Bollywood diva Priyanka Chopra, who acted in the biopic Mary Kom, to become its brand ambassador, reported the Indian Media.
“I will soon approach her to become the brand ambassador of my boxing academy. Hopefully she will agree,” said the only woman boxer to have won a medal in all the six world championships including the 2012 Olympics.
The biopic starring Priyanka Chopra as Mary Kom was released last week and has been a hit.
“If Priyanka endorses the academy it will be good for boxing because I need support from different quarters. It will help us attract young talent into the sport,” said Kom.
Kom has already got a 3.3 acre land in Imphal from the Manipur government and funds worth INR40 million from the central government to upgrade the academy’s infrastructure.
She said the new campus would be ready within a year with all facilities and hostel for boys and girls to host around 100 boxers. “Anyone can come there for training. We will have international level facilities,” she said.
