By SANDRA MWILA – In Mongu THE Zambia Professional Boxing and Wrestling Control Board (ZPBWCB) says it has not yet renewed the licence of former women boxing champion, Esther Phiri. ZPBWCB secretary Simon Mwale said...

AS eight-division icon Manny Pacquiao, 62-55 (KO 38)-5 (KO 3)-2 steps into the ring to try to wrestle back the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) title he lost controversially to Timothy “The Desert Storm” Bradley, (31-0...

By SANDRA MWILA – FORMER boxing champion, Esther Phiri has returned to the gymnasium but has remained cagey on her future prospect of making a return into the ring. Esther, who has been training at...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Development Bank of Zambia (DBZ) will this year release about K400 million for onward lending to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), managing director Jacob Lushinga has said. Mr Lushinga said...

LAST week’s piece titled “Zambia Should Emulate Mugabe Gesture” in which a reader, who identified himself or herself as Boxing Lover, accused promoters of allegedly paying  boxers “peanuts” after they win fights, has attracted a...

By SANDRA MWILA- THE Zambia Amateur Boxing Federation (ZABF) council has voted to change the organisation’s name to Zambia Boxing Federation (ZBF). ZBF secretary general, Caesar Musuku said the council voted for change during the...

CONGRATULATIONS, in a perking order, to Catherine Phiri, Charles Manyuchi, their savvy coach Mike “Weaver” Zulu and Oriental Quarries Boxing Promotions, for the monumental success scored this past weekend when two epoch making, career-defining World...

By SHAMAOMA MUSONDA- NEWLY crowned World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver female bantamweight champion Catherine Phiri says she is still hungry for more success. Catherine said she was delighted at her newly found status but wanted...

By SHAMAOMA MUSONDA – At Government Complex EXCITING hard-hitting boxer, Pethias Chisenga yesterday finally ascended to top of Zambian boxing when he defeated a more experienced and exposed Gibon Kamota to claim the national bantamweight...

  By SHAMAOMA MUSONDA and SANDRA MWILA – 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...