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I wouldn't want my daughters to join boxing, says Zarika citing injuries

Fatuma Zarika fights Zambia's Catherine Phiri in Nairobi March, 2019.

Celebrated Kenyan boxer Fatuma Zarika has said that despite finding success in the ring, she isn’t as lucky in love because men are afraid of making a move on her. The mother of two said that she feels men don’t see her as being easily approachable.

Zarika, who retained the World Boxing Council (WBC) world super-bantamweight title for the third consecutive time in 2019 further said she wouldn’t encourage her daughters to join the boxing world.

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