Catherine Phiri is the first African woman to win World Boxing Council Gold title Catherine Phiri, 32, is currently Zambia’s fiercest boxer – and she has the accolades to show it. Phiri was the first ...

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Fatuma Zarika retained her WBC Super Bantamweight championship title after beating Zambia's Catherine Phiri in Nairobi on Saturday night. Zarika retained her belt by unanimous decision in the ...

NEW World Professional Boxing Federation (WPBF) women's bantamweight champion, Catherine Phiri has said her best is yet to come. And vanquished Canadian boxer Natalie Forget has described Phiri as an ...

CATHERINE Phiri's boxing career this evening comes under more scrutiny when she fights Pia Mazelanik of Germany for the World Boxing Council (WBC) Women's bantamweight Silver title at Government ...

NAIROBI, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- The World Boxing Council (WBC) Super-bantamweight champion, Kenyan Fatuma Zarika, is aiming at making short work of challenger, Catherine Phiri from Zambia during their ...

Sports fans are starting to eye Africa, and with good reason: The continent is overflowing with athletic talent. Only a handful, however, have the drive and determination to stand out above the crowd.