Catherine Phiri

Catherine Phiri is the most compelling of this group to me. A boxer from Lusaka, Zambia, she held the WBC female bantamweight title from 2016 to 2017 and challenged twice for the super-bantamweight crown. To climb from African women's boxing, a corner of the sport that gets almost no spotlight, all the way to a world title takes a fierceness I find deeply admirable. Her repeated title challenges suggest someone who refuses to stay down. She is more than an athlete; she is a source of pride for Zambian women, and that legacy outside the ring impresses me even more than her belts.

Name (English)

Catherine Phiri

Name (Japanese)

キャサリン・フィリ

Reading

きゃさりん・ふぃり

Born

January 1, 1987 (age 39)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rabbit

Origin

Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia

Occupation

boxer

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%82%B5%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA

Tags

• Lusaka Province
• boxer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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