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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.