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'''Catherine Phiri''' (born 1 January 1987) is a female [[Zambia]]n boxer. | '''Catherine Phiri''' (born 1 January 1987) is a female [[Zambia]]n boxer from [[Lusaka]] who debuted on 25 July 2011 when she defeated [[Esther Chalwe]] at the [[National Sports Development Centre]]. | ||
==Boxing career== | ==Boxing career== | ||
She won the title of the World Boxing Council bantam weight champion by defeating the Mexican boxer Yazmin Rivas on 30th January 2016 in Mexico.<ref>[http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/results-from-tijuana-25-323006 Phiri dethrones Rivas, Alvarez stops Winchester]</ref> | She won the title of the World Boxing Council bantam weight champion by defeating the Mexican boxer Yazmin Rivas on 30th January 2016 in Mexico.<ref>[http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/results-from-tijuana-25-323006 Phiri dethrones Rivas, Alvarez stops Winchester]</ref> Her 13th fight was on 28 August 2016 at Lusaka's [[Government Complex]] where she knocked out South Africa's Gabisile Tshabalala for the WBC World female bantamweight title. | ||
Catherine became the first Zambian to win the linear WBC title after the legendary [[Lottie Mwale]] failed at the attempt in the 80s when he lost to Saad Muhammad.<ref>[http://www.znbc.co.zm/?p=30380 Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation]</ref> | Catherine became the first Zambian to win the linear WBC title after the legendary [[Lottie Mwale]] failed at the attempt in the 80s when he lost to Saad Muhammad.<ref>[http://www.znbc.co.zm/?p=30380 Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation]</ref> | ||
