Kenyan boxer Fatuma Zarika says she is ready to defend her title against Puerto Rican  Yamileth Mercado, in a fight that is set to be among her biggest events. 

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The World Boxing Council super-bantamweight champion will square it out with the Puerto Rican at Kenyatta International Convention Centre on September 8, and she is confident she will be ready for the day.

Zarika who has been training for the fight under British coaches in the United Kingdom for the past three weeks is confident of retaining her title.

The world champion has been one of the standout sports performers for the country and showed her mettle in 2016 when she defeated Alicia Ashley of Jamaica in a split points’ decision in Michigan, United States of America.

The hard-hitting boxer then defended her title in December at Carnivore Grounds in Nairobi, when she dismissed Zambian Catherine Phiri.

“The UK is a beautiful place, it is way more than I had imagined and the weather was great too. “The training I had was more intense that what I have had before and I am confident that it will pay off come September,” she said while speaking to the media.

“I have watched enough videos of my opponent (Mercado) and I am working extremely hard to ensure that I am ready to put on a great show and defend my world title. She is a good boxer and we are both coming to fight for the same thing, so I won’t leave anything to chance on the day,” she added.

She will jet into the country on September 1 to continue with her preparations in the country.