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Zarika: I’m happy I lost to Mexican boxer Mercado

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Super Bantam Weight Fatuma Zarika, 34 years and Yemileth Mercado (left) of Mexico during Nairobi night fight at lower COMESA grounds, KICC, Nairobi. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Ranting Kenyan boxer says she owes no one any apology for losing battle.

When sports personalities lose a match, the pain and anguish is always telling, but for Kenyan boxer Fatuma Zarika, she was happy she lost to Mexican Yamileth Mercado.

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