#NairobiFightNight – Fatuma Zarika’s victory told in 10 pictures164 Monday, March 25th 2019 at 09:45 GMT +3 | Monday, March 25th 2019 at 09:45 GMT +3 | Boxing By Game Yetu:Fatuma Zarika in action against Catherine Phiri of Zambia [Courtesy]World Boxing Council (WBC) women Super bantamweight champion, Fatuma ‘Iron Fist’ Zarika crowned the second edition of Nairobi Fight Night by surviving a furious assault from Zambian challenger, Catherine Phiri to retain her title with a unanimous 3-0 victory on Saturday night. The tension inside the auditorium had reached fever pitch but at the start of the ninth, the champion sprung to life and invited chants of ‘Zarika ua! (Zarika kill) from her faithful but Phiri refused to be knocked off her stride. To get the latest soccer news, text 'SPORTS' to 22840. A roar went up before the start of the 10th when ring announcer, Maurice ‘Mdomo Baggy’ Ochieng’ announced the scorecard after eight rounds as mandated by WBC rules that showed Zarika leading 3-0 (79-73, 79-73 and 77-75) on all the judges cards.

Source: Standard Digital March 25, 2019 06:33 UTC