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Boxing champion Fatuma Zarika to face Jamaican Alicia Ashley in US

Zarika poses for a photo with her role model legendary Mike Tyson in USA

It is all systems go for the eagerly awaited World Boxing Commission bout between Super bantamweight women champion Fatuma Zarika and Jamaican Alicia Ashley, on June 30 at a yet to be confirmed venue in Dallas, Texas, USA.

This will be a repeat of last year’s clash between the pair. Zarika went into the history books when she became the first Kenyan pugilist to claim the prestigious title after dethroning the Jamaican via a split decision at the Dort Federal Event Center in Flint in Michigan, the US.

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