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Zarika cries foul over her rematch against Mexican Mercado

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Super Bantam Weight Fatuma Zarika, 33 years and Yemileth Mercado (left) of Mexico during Nairobi night fight at lower COMESA grounds, KICC, Nairobi. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Former World Boxing Council super-bantamweight champion Fatuma Zarika is breathing fire over the delay in her rematch against the reigning world champion Yamileth Mercado of Mexico saying it is long overdue.

This is after World Boxing Council approved Mercado’s title defence against compatriot Campeonato Mundial in Mexico City on June 26.

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