Catherine Phiri
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| Catherine Phiri | |
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| Statistics | |
| Nationality |  Zambia |
| Born | January 1, 1987 |
| Boxing record | |
| Wins | 12 |
| Wins by KO | 6 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
Catherine Phiri (born 1 January 1987) is a female Zambian boxer from Lusaka who debuted on 25 July 2011 when she defeated Esther Chalwe at the National Sports Development Centre.
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.[1] 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.[2]
