Esther Phiri’s Global Boxing Union (GBU) Super featherweight title fight scheduled for June 30 at Woodlands stadium is going ahead with Bulgarian Radostina Valcheva brought in as a late replaced for the injured her compatriot Galena Ivanova.
Ivanova suffered an ankle injury in training ahead of next weekends bout ruling her out of contention forcing the organizers to bring in Valcheva as last minute replacement.
“Esther’s opponent Galena Ivanova twisted her ankle in training,” The fights main sponsors National Milling Corporation’s managing director Peter Cottan said at a emergency press briefing this morning.
“But am glad to announce that the fight is still on schedule after the Boxing Board of Control in Nairobi Kenya named another Bulgaria to face Esther with another Bulgarian Radostina Valcheva.”
Valcheva is expected in Zambia on Tuesday June 26 from Sofia via Johannesburg and land in Lusaka at 12:30 Hrs.
Esther and Valcheva are later expected to attend a press briefing 24 hours later on Wednesday morning at the Holiday Inn.
Valcheva is 22 years old and her professional record of seven fights currently stands at four wins and three defeats.
She previously boxed as a Super bantamweight and is also under the same trainer and stable as the injured Ivanova.
The two boxers weigh-in will be held on Friday at Holiday Inn at 12:00 hrs.
Tickets for the fight will be on sale on the fight day with sales starting at Woodlands at 08:00 Hrs till the start of the main bout.
ZNBC TV will carry the match live starting at 19:30.
Mwaice Ester, umundibe umu Bulgarian. you fight like someone possessed, stance like Kayingo, paunch like sledge hummer.
I will be there Ester.
Ester Phiri, the best female boxer Zambia had ever have in a long time indeed. She is the living example of every little girls out there. This is great for the country of Zambia and the sport of boxing. Girls follow your dreams everyday and remember God his on your side all the times. Ether you rock put your head up and strave more in your hard work. Make mother Zambia a place in history. It is never to late to be great. It does not matter you lose you win you always going to be respected.
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esther” no army,no force or state can defeat an idea whose oppotunity has come” this case you are the idea know one is going to defeat you.please work hard to fullfil your dasteny.good luck.