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

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1970-01-01 08:00

Outlawed in the 1960s for being "inhumane" the current president wants to bring it back.

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...