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{{Infobox boxer | |||
| name = Catherine Phiri | |||
| image = Catherine Phiri.jpg | |||
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| weight = 53.4 kgs | |||
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| nationality = {{ZAM}} | |||
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|07|19}} | |||
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| wins = 12 | |||
| KO = 6 | |||
| losses = 1 | |||
| draws = 0 | |||
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| show-medals = WBC Gold Bantamweight | |||
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Catherine became the first Zambian to win the linear WBC title after the legendary [[Lottie Mwale]] failed at the attempt | '''Catherine Phiri''' (born 19 July 1992) is a female [[Zambia]]n boxer from [[Lusaka]]. | ||
==Boxing career== | |||
Catherine debuted on 25 July 2011 when she defeated Zambian boxer [[Esther Chalwe]] at the [[National Sports Development Centre]] in Lusaka.<ref name=boxrec>[http://boxrec.com/boxer/571871 Catherine Phiri on Boxrec.com]</ref> She won the title of the World Boxing Council bantam weight champion by defeating the world champion 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 became the first Zambian to win the linear WBC title after the legendary [[Lottie Mwale]] failed at the attempt on 28 November 1980 when he lost to Saad Muhammad.<ref>[http://www.znbc.co.zm/?p=30380 Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation]</ref> | |||
Her 13th fight was on 27 August 2016 at Lusaka's [[Government Complex]] where she knocked out South Africa's Gabisile Tshabalala for the WBC World female bantamweight title barely two minutes into the first round after failing to respond to a flurry from Catherine.<ref name=lt>[https://www.lusakatimes.com/2016/08/28/catherine-phiris-camp-slams-tshabalala/ Catherine Phiri’s camp slams’ Tshabalala] ''[[LusakaTimes]]'', 28 August 2016</ref> | |||
==Management== | |||
She is managed by [[Chris Malunga]] of [[Orienatal Quarries Boxing Promotions]].<ref name=boxrec/> | |||
==Related videos== | |||
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*{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLtV3QmYy|420|| 30 Jan 2016: [[Catherine Phiri]] vs Yazmin 'Rusita' Rivas in Mexico|frame}} | |||
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==See also== | |||
*[[Esther Phiri]] | |||
*[[:Category:Zambian boxers|Zambian boxers]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Zambian boxers]] | [[Category:Zambian boxers]] | ||
[[Category:Women boxers]] | [[Category:Women boxers]] | ||
[[Category:Zambian female boxers]] | |||
[[Category:People of Zambia]] | |||
[[Category:1992 births]] | |||
