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Fatuma Zarika encourages young boxers to take to the ring

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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.

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