Fatuma garnered tremendous achievement on March 25 this year, winning the Pugilistic Syndicate of Tanzania (PST) Women's Super Bantamweight title with victory over Kenyan, Consolata Musanga, in the fight which took place at Kasarani Indoor Arena in Nairobi.
The fight's three judges, Linder Abok, Abdallah Mugayi, and Anthony Ruta scored 74-78, 77-75, and 77-75 respectively in favour of the impressive Fatuma.
Such a feat became the first time a female Tanzanian boxer won a title outside the country.
It further witnessed the pugilist make up for the Technical Knockout (TKO) she faced when she took on Indian pugilist, Chandni Mehra, in an international bout that took place in Dubai, UAE on June 24 this year.
Fatuma asked the government to keep on backing various sports disciplines, including boxing, so the country can continue garnering success internationally.
The pugilist has an opportunity to improve her status, given the fighter will trade punches with Russian pugilist, Sofya Ochigava, in an international non-title bout slated to take place in Zhambyl, Kazakhstan on July 17.
The boxer, the daughter of former prominent professional boxer Omari Yazidu, also revealed she is looking forward to presenting her title to President Samia before making the trip to Kazakhstan for the coming bout.
Fatuma revealed she wishes to have an audience with Samia and plead with the President to back domestic female boxers.
The pugilist also asked sports stakeholders, including GSM Group of Companies, to support President Samia's efforts by backing boxing and other sports disciplines.
Fatuma's record lately stands at victory in 20 bouts, 10 of which were Knockout wins, 10 losses with seven turning out to be KOs, and one fight declared as a draw.
In her recent seven bouts, Fatuma emerged victorious in two, lost four, and one was declared as a draw.
The stylish Super Bantamweight boxer had, on February 20 last year, traded jabs with compatriot Samira Kassim in a four-round non-title bout, which was held at the Mrina Hall, Manzese in Dar es Salaam and garnered a TKO victory.
On March 26 last year, Fatuma came up against another compatriot, Zawadi Kutaka, in a six-round non-title fight at Tanzanite Hall, Morogoro, and the fight was declared a draw.
She then lost to Russian boxer, Tatyana Zrazhevskaya, by TKO in the third round of an international non-title bout that took place at Luzales Arena, Syktyvkar on August 19 last year. The fight was scheduled for six rounds.
The Tanzanian pugilist thereafter lost to Leonie Giebel by unanimous decision in another international non-title bout that took place in Detmold, Germany on October 8 last year.
Fatuma bounced back gallantly in the following bout, defeating Kenyan Consolata Musanga in the PST Women's Super Bantamweight title fight. She moreover lost to English boxer, Raven Chapman, in an international non-title bout that took place in Dubai, UAE on November 12 in 2022.
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