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Fatuma Zarika lands in Mexico ready for Mercado in WBC bout

Kenya's Fatuma Zarika retained her WBC Superbantam weight title against Catherine Phiri of Zambia in Nairobi on 2. [File]

The World Boxing Council bantamweight women champion Fatuma Zarika is confident to retain the title in a WBC-rematch against Mexican Yamileth Mercado in Chihuahua, Mexico, on Saturday.

Zarika, who travelled alongside her two coaches and Kenya Professional Boxing Commission (KPBC) Secretary-General Francis Imbenzi arrived in Mexico City on Monday night.

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