Zarika floors Yazidu to retain WBC Super Featherweight title

Fatuma Zarika returned from a three-year hiatus Friday to headline an Ultra Fight Boxing series card and got the win in dominant fashion at Broadwalk Mall in Parklands, Nairobi.

The Kenyan produced a fourth-round knockout victory over Tanzania’s Fatuma Yazidu to retain her World Boxing Federation (WBF) World Super Featherweight title.

Fatuma (33-13-2) looked sharp despite her lengthy layoff, hammering Yazidu (20-10-1) with a left hook and again with a clean hook in the second round.

Yazidu took a beating in the third with the Kenyan landing a big bomb before dropping her Tanzanian rival before the waved the fight over.

"I want to thank the sponsors, Ultra Fight Series Boxing promoter Maurice Odera, the Kenya Professional Boxing Commission for helping me prepare for this fight," Zarika said post fight.

The 38-year-old had last fought in November 2020 in Tanzania where she won against home boxer Patience Mastara via a unanimous points decision to win the title she defended against Yazidu.

She lost her WBC World Super Bantamweight title in 2019 when she lost her rematch against Yamileth Mercado who captured the crown on home soil via UD over ten rounds.