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{{Infobox boxer | {{Infobox boxer | ||
| name = Esther Phiri | | name = Esther Phiri | ||
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On 26 April 2008 at Woodlands Stadium in Lusaka, Esther won a ten-round unanimous decision over 21-year-old Elina Tissen of Warendorf, Germany for the GBU Inter-continental Junior Lightweight title. | On 26 April 2008 at Woodlands Stadium in Lusaka, Esther won a ten-round unanimous decision over 21-year-old Elina Tissen of Warendorf, Germany for the GBU Inter-continental Junior Lightweight title. | ||
Tissen dropped to 6-2 (3 KO's) | Tissen dropped to 6-2 (3 KO's) | ||
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On 4 October 2008 at Woodlands Stadium in Lusaka, Esther Phiri won by a fifth round TKO over Hondi Hernandez of Chandler, Arizona, USA in a scheduled ten-rounder for the GBU Junior Lightweight title. Hernandez dropped to 5-4 (3 KO's) | On 4 October 2008 at Woodlands Stadium in Lusaka, Esther Phiri won by a fifth round TKO over Hondi Hernandez of Chandler, Arizona, USA in a scheduled ten-rounder for the GBU Junior Lightweight title. Hernandez dropped to 5-4 (3 KO's) | ||
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===Between Rings=== | ===Between Rings=== | ||
{{Main|Between Rings - The Esther Phiri Story (2015 film)}} | {{Main|Between Rings - The Esther Phiri Story (2015 film)}} | ||
In 2015, ''[[Between Rings - The Esther Phiri Story (2015 film)|Between Rings - The Esther Phiri Story]], a documentary film about Esther Phiri | In 2015, ''[[Between Rings - The Esther Phiri Story (2015 film)|Between Rings - The Esther Phiri Story]]'', a documentary film about professional boxing champion Esther Phiri was premiered. The film narrates Phiri’s battle to overcome poverty and make a few sacrifices along her path to became one of Zambia’s most talked about female athletes. Phiri’s decision to return to education and become a 7 time world welterweight champion has defied all cultural expectations. She is often noted as a symbol of female empowerment especially through her role of encouraging adolescent Zambian women to take part in sports. ‘[[Between Rings]]’ was written and directed by filmmakers [[Jessie Chisi]] and Salla Sorri of Helmi Films. | ||
==Related videos== | ==Related videos== | ||
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*{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rez2nNo0QRA|420|| 29 May 2010: [[Esther Phiri]] Vs Duda Yankovich|frame}} | *{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rez2nNo0QRA|420|| 29 May 2010: [[Esther Phiri]] Vs Duda Yankovich|frame}} | ||
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