Esther Phiri holds the Women's International Boxing Federation (WIBF) super featherweight world title, her third title title. Her managers hope to position her for a fight in Europe or the United States. Meanwhile, she made the Wall Street Journal, of all places, as a barrier-breaking beacon of hope for the women of Zambia.
Joseph Schatz, Wall Street Journal -- For over a century boxing has been known as a long-shot avenue to success for athletic strivers from poor areas. But Esther Phiri's rise from the slums to stardom as Zambia's first female boxing champion sounds extreme even by her sport's standards. It is also a window into the challenges and opportunities of the sports business in Africa – and how Ms. Ms. Phiri and her corporate promoters have parlayed her prowess in the ring into the highest profile sports endorsement in the history of this peaceful but stubbornly poor southern African country.Photo credit Landov, Wall Street Journal
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