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Fatuma Zarika’s tough balancing act as she eyes to win back title

Kenya's Fatuma Zarika (left) fight it out with Catherine Phiri of Zambia during World Boxing Council (WBC) Super Bantamweight title bout in Nairobi on 24th March 2019.

As the World Boxing Federation (WBF) featherweight champion Fatuma Zarika prepares for her rematch against World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight champion Yamileth Mercado of Mexico, she faces the daunting challenges of navigating in between the WBF and WBC bouts.

She also faces the task of managing her weights from one match to the other.

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