Rabat, June 25 -- Moroccan Zakaria Tijarti has kept his (WMTA) World Championship title in the category of under 66 kg on Saturday, June 22, in Marrakech. The boxing champion retained his title by defeating of French opponent Youcef Mustapha Alias Totof.

The Moroccan boxer triumphed in a very hard, tactical and very close round.

Tijarti was Dutch champion in 2015, a champion of "Fight Sense European" in 2017, and won the 4 th edition of Mohammed VI Big Prize for Kickboxing In 2018.

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He told the media at the end of the battle, "It was a very competitive fight against a high level boxer who has huge experience in the ring."

He continued "I thank the Moroccan audience...