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Zarika overpowers Tanzania's Omari to retain WBF Super Featherweight title

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Fatuma Zarika celebrates being crowned with WBF Featherweight world tItle after win against Fatuma Omari of Tanzania. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

Fatuma 'Iron Fist' Zarika has successfully retained her World Boxing Federation (WBF) World Super Featherweight title.

The two time World Boxing Council (WBC) World Super Bantam champion made mince meat of her Tanzanian namesake Fatuma Omari to win the ten round duel on Technical Knock Out in the fourth round at Broadwalk Mall in Parklands Nairobi on Friday night.

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