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'''Catherine Phiri''' is a [[Zambia]]n boxer. 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> | '''Catherine Phiri''' is a [[Zambia]]n boxer. 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> | ||
Catherine Phiri becomes the first Zambia 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> | |||
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Revision as of 08:46, 8 June 2016
Catherine Phiri is a Zambian boxer. 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.[1]
Catherine Phiri becomes the first Zambia to win the linear WBC title after the legendary Lottie Mwale failed at the attempt in the 80s when he lost to Saad Muhammad.[2]
