Fatuma Zarika encourages young boxers to take to the ring

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

Former WBC Women Super Bantamweight champion Fatuma Zarika has called on youngsters to embrace boxing as a sport.

She said the game can opened more opportunities to upcoming pugilists especially young women who want to have a positive future.