Zarika vows to crop whipper snapper Mercado

World Boxing Council Female Super Bantamweight champion, Fatuma Zarika from Kenya, is very confident of decisively dealing with Mexican Yamileth Mercado, when they clash on September 8 in Nairobi.

Zarika (30-12-2, 17 kos) aged thirty four is applying the finishing touches to a very thorough, exacting and meticulous  preparation, pledging:
“I am grateful to everyone who believes in me. I promise to give everything in the ring to defend my belt.”

Fatuma does not know that much about her opponent Yamileth Mercado (13-1, 4 kos), who’s a whopping fourteen years younger. So she’s been studying some videos of the Mexican boxer’s fighting style, stressing:

¨Mercado is a good fighter. But I`ve spotted  many defects in her boxing and with those opportunities we will be working in the gym towards resounding victory on September 8th, right  in front my people.¨

Zarika has not been in the ring since December, when she defeated Zambian Catherine Phiri by unanimous decision at the Carnivore Grounds in Nairobi.