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Zanzibar boxing: Sixty-year ban to end with first bout

2023-08-26 15:26
Outlawed in the 1960s for being "inhumane" the current president wants to bring it back.
Zanzibar boxing: Sixty-year ban to end with first bout

Boxing fans in Zanzibar are set to enjoy the first fight in almost six decades on Sunday after a long-standing ban was lifted.

The 1960s ban followed the revolution by the island's first President Abedi Amani Karume, citing cultural reasons.

The event aligns with current President Hussein...