Mike Tyson Visits Kenyan Boxing Champion Fatuma Ahead of Her Title Defence in Texas
Super Bantamweight Women Champion, Kenyan Fatuma Zarika has had rare lifetime opportunity after getting a surprise visit from American legendary boxer Mike Tyson at Berry’s Boxing Gym in Las Vegas, USA.
The visit by Mike Tyson is part of her preparations to the much anticipated WBC Bantamweight title defense, to draw inspiration from a man once described as ‘baddest man on earth.’, and whom Fatuma describes as her role model.
“It is always great to have a change of environment and that’s how I came to meet Tyson. “I was more than pleased to have met Tyson, one of the celebrated boxers in the game’s history whom I have only been watching on television. We had a lengthy talk, but he promised to visit me in the gym this week before the fight. It was really motivating and I am looking forward to meeting him again," the Kenya fighter said.
Fatuma Zarika is Kenya’s most decorated female wrestler and is scheduled to defend her title against Jamaica’s Alicia Ashley on June 30 in Dallas, Texas.
The match will be a repeat of 2016 clash that saw Zarika enter into the history books as the first Kenyan pugilist to win the prestigious title after defeating the Jamaican through a split decision at the Dort Federal Event Center in Michigan, US.
The 31-year-old mother of two has been training in Las Vegas for the last six weeks, with sponsorhsip from Kenyan betting firm SportPesa.
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This Fatuma looks like a man
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This Fatuma looks like a man
No matusi, the good thing…
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In reply to This Fatuma looks like a man by No Matusi (not verified)
No matusi, the good thing about it is that she is really a women,as evidences by having two. Kids. I assume that the are not adopted. On the other hand, Caster Semenya,and Margret Wamboi of Kenya look like men and there has been speculation that they are intersex. As for Semenya she has been proven to have both male and female sexual organs. One internally -thus intersex.Semenya had been forced to take drugs that reduce testosterone to the level of women,but it go so controversial that IAAF dropped the issue,and nobody wants to revive it to the chagrin of other 800 meter female runners.
Anyway,good luck Fatuma.
@ No Matusi, I am forced to …
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In reply to This Fatuma looks like a man by No Matusi (not verified)
@ No Matusi, I am forced to "tusi" you coz I can't believe that's the appropriate response having seen her picture and read her outstanding achievement! The first question I would have is what is your purpose for stating this in the first place? What are you seeking to accomplish?
Do you simply want to make it clear that you don't find the person sexually attractive? That they don't fit the cultural feminine standard? Did women all sign a contract to uphold visual standards and need to be called out on contract violations?
You are such an offensive, rude, low-life, condensing bully, sexist, body/image shamer, emotionally abusive .....I can go on for hours describing the thoughts you triggered. She is who she is and perhaps a world superstar -you can't take that away from her looser! Now what's good? NKT!
Fatuma's is CONVOLUTED or…
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In reply to @ No Matusi, I am forced to … by GG (not verified)
Fatuma's is CONVOLUTED or PERVERTED performance; not Outstanding.
Sincerely Speaking:…
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Sincerely Speaking:
Is this Fatuma a Man or a Woman? I think she needs to be banned from Boxing as a woman; just as Semenya of South Africa should be banned from Running as a Woman.
Some Kenyan men here are so…
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Some Kenyan men here are so crude! Ugh .......
Juu this mama is a threat to…
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In reply to Some Kenyan men here are so… by formerlyguest2 (not verified)
Juu this mama is a threat to their masculinity. She is strong and can kick some ass therefore to this sissys, she must be a man
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