Catherine Phiri

Catherine Phiri (born 1 January 1987) is a Zambian professional boxer. She held the WBC female bantamweight title from 2016 to 2017 and challenged twice for the WBC female super-bantamweight title in 2017 and March 2019. As of July 2020, she is ranked as the world's tenth best active female super-bantamweight by BoxRec.[1]

Catherine Phiri
Phiri in 2017
Statistics
Weight(s)
NationalityZambian
Born (1987-01-01) 1 January 1987
Lusaka, Zambia
Boxing record
Total fights20
Wins16
Wins by KO10
Losses4

Boxing career

Catherine debuted on 25 July 2011 when she defeated Zambian boxer Esther Chalwe at the National Sports Development Centre in Lusaka.[2] She won the WBC female bantamweight title by defeating reigning champion Yazmin Rivas on 30 January 2016 in Mexico.[3] She became the first Zambian to win a WBC title.[4]

Her 13th fight was on 27 August 2016 at Lusaka's Government Complex where she retained her WBC title with a first-round stoppage victory against Gabisile Tshabalala.[5] She lost the title in her next fight, suffering the second defeat of her career against Mariana Juárez on 1 April 2017, in Mexico City, Mexico.[6]

On 17 December 2016, she was honoured by the World Boxing Council for being the first boxer from African to win the WBC bantamweight title.[7] On 2 November 2017, she was defeated by Fatuma Zarika in a WBC super-bantamweight title fight, losing by unanimous decision with the judges' scorecards reading 97–92, 98–91 and 99–92. Zarika was the defending champion.[8]

Awards

Catherine Phiri was also given an academic scholarship from the Justina Mutale Foundations Scholarship Programme on 9 June 2016. She is expected to go and study Sports Management at the European School of Economics in Italy.[9] President of Zambia Edgar Chagwa Lungu honoured Catherine Phiri with the Zambia insignia of meritorious achievement award for her accomplishment on Africa Freedom Day, 25 May 2017.[10]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
20 fights 16 wins 4 losses
By knockout 10 0
By decision 6 4
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
20 Loss 16–4 Fatuma Zarika UD 10 23 Mar 2019 Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi, Kenya For WBC female super-bantamweight title
19 Win 16–3 Asandiswa Nxokwana TKO 2 (8), 1:37 13 Oct 2018 Government Complex, Lusaka, Zambia
18 Win 15–3 Halima Yazidu KO 2 (8), 0:42 28 Apr 2018 City Mall, Solwezi, Zambia
17 Win 14–3 Rukia Nasirite TKO 2 (6), 2:27 30 Dec 2017 Government Complex, Lusaka, Zambia
16 Loss 13–3 Fatuma Zarika UD 10 2 Dec 2017 Carnivore Grounds, Nairobi, Kenya For WBC female super-bantamweight title
15 Win 13–2 Flora Machela KO 1 (6), 2:00 2 Jul 2017 Zmart Mall, Ndola, Zambia
14 Loss 12–2 Mariana Juárez UD 10 1 Apr 2017 Mexico City, Mexico Lost WBC female bantamweight title
13 Win 12–1 Gabisile Tshabalala TKO 1 (10), 1:00 27 Aug 2016 Government Complex, Lusaka, Zambia Retained WBC female bantamweight title
12 Win 11–1 Yazmin Rivas TD 6 (10), 2:00 30 Jan 2016 Centro de Convenciones, Rosarito Beach, Mexico Won WBC female bantamweight title;
Majority TD after Rivas was cut from an accidental head clash
11 Loss 10–1 Christina McMahon MD 10 2 May 2015 Mulungushi Conference Centre, Lusaka, Zambia For WBC interim female bantamweight title
10 Win 10–0 Bukiwe Nonina TKO 2 (10) 22 Nov 2014 Government Complex, Lusaka, Zambia Retained WBC Silver female bantamweight title
9 Win 9–0 Joyce Chileshe PTS 4 3 May 2014 Mongu Stadium, Mongu, Zambia
8 Win 8–0 Pia Mazelanik KO 3 (10), 1:00 15 Mar 2014 Government Complex, Lusaka, Zambia Won vacant WBC Silver female bantamweight title
7 Win 7–0 Hawa Daku KO 8 (10) 28 Sep 2013 Mulungushi Conference Centre, Lusaka, Zambia Won vacant African female bantamweight title
6 Win 6–0 Leslie Domingo TKO 2 (10) 23 Mar 2013 Government Complex, Lusaka, Zambia
5 Win 5–0 Nathalie Forget UD 10 20 Oct 2012 Government Complex, Lusaka, Zambia
4 Win 4–0 Hamisa Willy RTD 4 (6), 2:00 31 Mar 2012 Government Complex, Lusaka, Zambia
3 Win 3–0 Diana Makumbe UD 4 29 Oct 2011 Konkola Stadium, Chililabombwe, Zambia
2 Win 2–0 Cicilia Pitiseni UD 4 3 Sep 2011 Maramba Stadium, Livingstone, Zambia
1 Win 1–0 Esther Chalwe PTS 4 28 May 2011 National Sports Development Centre, Lusaka, Zambia

References
  1. "BoxRec: Female super-bantamweight ratings". boxrec.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. Catherine Phiri on Boxrec.com
  3. "Phiri dethrones Rivas, Alvarez stops Winchester". Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  4. "Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation". Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  5. Catherine Phiri’s camp slams’ Tshabalala LusakaTimes, 28 August 2016
  6. "Mexico's Barby Dethrones Catherine Phiri | Zambia Reports". Zambia Reports. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  7. "WBC honours Catherine – Daily Nation". www.dailynation.news. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  8. Ahenda, Ben. "Zarika retains her WBC Super bantamweight title against Zambian Catherine Phiri". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  9. "Zambia : 25 young Zambian women get Justina Mutale scholarship to study abroad". LusakaTimes.com. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  10. "President Lungu honours under-20 team, Catherine Phiri – Zambia Daily Mail". www.daily-mail.co.zm. Retrieved 27 February 2018.


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