Zambia’s women boxers battle social norms
4,513 views · Published 10 March 2017 · 2:29 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2017 · News & Politics
Zambian women are increasingly taking up boxing, in part because they are inspired by World Boxing Council bantamweight champion Catherine Phiri. Until 2010, women could not register as professional boxers. Now, they fill gyms. “It used to be that us girls would have to stay home and [do domestic] chores,” Phiri told Al Jazeera. “I used to tell my myself, ‘I’m the best. I can even do more. I can do more than others.’” In the coming weeks, Phiri, Africa’s first female WBC champion, will have to defend her title. Al Jazeera’s Andy Richardson reports from the capital, Lusaka. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/
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