Zambia’s Boxing icon Ester Phiri has declared that her American opponent Hondi Hernandez will be made her pillow for the late President Levy Mwanawasa.
And all is set the Ester/Hernandez bout-out slated for October 4 at Woodlands stadium in Lusaka.
ZANIS sports reports the Ester said during a briefing in Lusaka Friday that she is fit and ready for the bout.
Ester appealed to government to provide proper training equipment for boxers observing that Africa and Zambia has dilapidated training facilities.
And Ester’s Trainer Anthony Mwamba said his boxer is the most disciplined boxer in the world.
Mwamba feared the Ester’s  opponent Hondi Hernandez will be terribly be patched because Ester is a well articulated and talented person Zambia has ever had.
Mwamba disclosed that Esther has resumed training after President Mwanawasa’s 21 days national mourning in readiness for the superfeatherweight bout.
The world boxer is poised to grab her belt should she defeat  Hernandez next month.
The American Boxer, Hernandez 23, has fought eight fights, won five and lost three.
And National Milling Corporation Managing Director Peter Cottan said K800 million has been set for the  Ester/Hernandez bout-out.
Cottan announced that Holiday Inn and Lusaka Hotel have come in open to support ester and he called upon other corporating entities to emulate the two corporate bodies to demonstrate their social responsibilities towards sponsoring boxing in the country to help rise it.
Cottan said Holiday Inn will accommodate the American boxer Hondi Hernandez and her entourage while Lusaka Hotel will accommodate  Esther and her trainer at the cost of K 80 million.
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Yeah right!
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aka mulozi lelo kalandako ne chi nyanja. Toteni imwe
ESTHER PHIRI for Presido….. we love you baby girl
#3 ulichipuba
if you lose then what?
Ba Postor insele natina tata ne wakaele
Esther don’t say anything that you might regret. The best strategy is to dedicate after winning!!!
But Esther is pregnant and the boy freind has planed november 1 as their d-day. Can a woman in that state surely win. Iwe chi Esther uzapaya mwana mumala.
Dont start being tribal here.Anyone can speak any language.I speak 8 Zambian languages and i dont see anything wrong with it.Most tribal small brains cant speak another language just like you
Ponyax How do you know? I suppose thats real gossip. let her fight, shes knows better you are not her doc
#3 Ulichiyanga period!
EISH!
Esther, please leave Levy out of this. Let him rest in peace. Aba!
I feel nervous about this girl. She might lose this one.. too much comedy around her.. wish her well
The Zambian in the Big Brother Africa show is a disgrace, he smokes tea leaves because there are no cigarattes in the house. Chamba is all he is used to.
Iwe Esther dont go throwing ma kofi if you are expecting. Those blows can harm kamwana.
Ala bwafya! I hope you win the fight…otherwise mukatusebanya nefi ma dedications fyenu!
#15 I watched big brother (UK I mean) in 2000 just when it started. I didn`t like it.
Good luck ba ester. I think the issue of ifumo is just gossip. I dont think she cold be allowed to fight if she was preggers. On the other hand,i think the boyfriend needs to be educated about the implications of them having kids soon coz it would mean pausing her career if not kissing it good bye all together elo bakachule ba shetani, going by the trends with ex zambian sports pipo.The boyfriend seems to be in a hurry tomarry her and possibly tumika her ASAP!
#13 You are so right !! Now that we have put Levy to rest, people should just let him rest in peace !! This business of constantly referring to the late Preseident is just not on. Iwe Esther just fight and dedicate that fight (IF you win) to your own relatives – I’m sure you have people in your family that have supported you that would be honored to have you dedicate a win to them.
Hernandez is spanish not American just to correct that by the way. She’s puerterican okey.Ester hammer this manyana.Go ESTER GO…
all the best gal
Ester for president!!!
Myself…..from Russia.
I am living in Kannelmaki,just 9 mins from the central railway station by train.If you still in Helsinki,would be nice to meet you
for some KOFF or anything along those lines.
Win for the dead and die with that ‘Mohamed Ali knows it’ type of disease at 40. Makaka! There has to be an easier way to make money!
if anyone watched her interview in the end she said my opponent will be my presidents pillow. can some please explain that to me i was lost i still am
ester bumaswe inge malaho when did you ever win a march
GO GO ESTER WE LOVE YOU A PRIDE FOR MOTHER ZAMBIA
Esther is not pregnant. She is just trying to put on weight.
# 27 u’ve killed.
Please live Esther alone kashi bwaba shani mwe bantu.
Umugazebo n family. i can arrange a Baby D for you. wat do you think
ester phiri my ass
Ba LT congratulations. Ka website kenu kalemoneka bwino sana. Kabili one does not even need to click on the main items. You just point your mouse there and the the data yafuma. Konkanyenipo.
Ba Ester ichisungu presiiii, mwatusebanya, at the age of 30 she is in grade 6 with while her bastard child in grade 4.
Ba Esther nabo naba kula umutwe, baba utumatako !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ester stop mentioning Levy’s name in vain dont you know that Levy is now a Ghost he can come and ukukushepa amapi!
What does Esther mean Pillow for the late LPM? Surely National Milling should get her a PR Manager or better still coach her on Press briefings. Imagine what will happen when Esther is clouted? Anyway like some of you have said ni pa Zed where the comedy is ceaseless.
Iye, hondi will, in her own words, blasha her!!…ah if she loses Levy will come back and haunt her..maybe even yasha her mbezi’s for raising his hope with this overly pompous dedication!
Iwe esther, you have become big headed over your temporary money. Those who interview ester please interview her in her vernacular language she speaks better not chizungu napapata camu soweto.
IWE ESTHER IFYOFINE ULWILEKO NAFIFULA,KAFYALEFYE USUNGE UMWANA NGAWALIMITA MUCINE…
Imwe leave Esther alone. Lekeni apangeko umuchanga apo takalamupela ifumo ka boyfriend kakwe. Pantu very soon kamaupela ifumo and that ll be the end of her career bakambe nokuchula ba makaka!
eya!!! niwe watotolola mwaiche uliwachabe tyefyo!!!!1 muzukulu wanga. muchuzi wambuzi wamene. namukonowatembo yaba kabili
#18 – who cares!!!! who asked you. focus on the issue at hand
Iye ama zambians, you all have to come to me for umuti! Iye imisango!!
Wena Mulozi tuwe number 27, ukona kushenda cwani mulinkanaho cwalo? wanisehisa.
But Easter,what`s going to happen if you lose this fight, is it still going to be a dedication the the late? Nuff luck girl you need it.
Let not RB go and watch the fight bcoz for him he will be watch AMABELO yakwa Ester and start conteplate on marrying her! NISHIKA BANYILA KUKUTEMWA UTUBELO TWABAICE!
Guyz ths is not a forum for insults wanza wenu.
I thnk Esther has done a tremendable job so far,somethin 2 write hom about,not everyone wud want 2 disfigure their faces,but dear Esther doznt care at all,as long as ala,awinne Nimpiya,Nokulusa kuli Esther nimpiya,yanguee wempiya ulawama…eco bamambala balwilila bu president,ala tashifula…IT IS ALL VANITY,CHASING AFTER THE WIND.
Hey,Vision Career…wats up long tym,hop u r ok.cheers.
Ester will open a can of woop ass on the American.
You people that all always negative to others, is it because you are miserable in life that you want other to be miserable too? If you feel someone is herding the wrong direction, why not tell that person your options in the right ways than just being negative and c#$%@. That’s not cool
I love my country and the people, but I get saddened when people talk bad about others.
I like Easter and I wish her all the best. Don’t hate lets just have fun and be nice to each other.
God Bless.
Esther is a good fighter but she opened her legs to early. We look forward to see her fight, interview her in her mother’s tongue pliz
4 PEACES SAKE!! WAS SHE DRUNK?? IF U LOSE..OUCH!!
Mwe ma Zambians mwalyafya. Why shouldnt Esther express her confidence? So what if she cant speak good English? She at least tries to communicate! Mwefimashilu mwe! Take a leaf from S. Africans who know how to uplift the profile of their flag carriers. Mbuzimwe! Dont come back. Stay kwabene ukokwine. Ala!
from rags to riches
Easter, tribal cousin when you win this fight, it is better you stop boxing. Boxing is a dangerous game, makes people to lose their normal healthy. You have earned alot of money which will help you do other things.
go esther go
iwe c hi # 37 walisabaila sana
CHI NUMBER 37.ULICHPUBA
Esther, not a safe thing to do. You should not have said anything now. Win first and then dedicate the victory to Levy.
wishing ester all the best.
come on Ester, just play ur usual game. u know, if u lose u’ll again blame that it’s because of the presidoz death. haha
go sister, just fight , don`t be like tyson talking to much you end up bitting hey ear!
#35 U VER STUPID
People, lets learn to be rational when we air our views;so many people access this site around the globe and it’s shameful to see how we get to throw insults at each other unnecessarily.Lets be united and even if we are to pass our opinion,do it a manner that is less offensive.
For Ester, as No. 57 has rightly said, she should consider quiting if she now wants to start a family.Boxing is no sport to run with for a long time;she may suffer from serious incurable diseases like Pakinsons in future and our country has no proper medical facilities to nurse such ailments;hence she’s now spend mostof what she’s earning now to sustain her health then.
Her sponsors-please advise her on a plan B
leave the young lady alone. Tebukende ubu.
Go esther go baleku kumbwa fye bamambala.
This forum is for constractive opinions pls avoid insults we need each other in this life .GOD loves you .
Ala mwebantu ecourage Easter despite her poor language skills, Alaaa tufuma apatali bonse.
Abene Zambia tekanyani and learn to appreciate. Ninshi mumanyaula banzanu bakanvekako?
English as a language and means of communication is far more different from being to articulate with care for the syntax or semantics to judge Esther. Learn to critisize positively not to destroy. Go Go Esther!
Ba Koswe mineni amate. There is nothing wrong with one making a prediction. Muhammad Ali made a living of this selling his fights yet he did not win them all. If she loses so what , bottom line she will try.
Typical Africans always scared to show confidence!! This is the problem we have with our soccer team no player can say that, when they play Arab teams, hence they lose all the time . Thier heads are programed for defeat.
Go Ester
ba ester u win this match coz if u loose,and by the way tell your coach and yourself to stop making your mother become mad each time you have a fight.nimankalaaaaaaaaaaaaa.stpo it
next time you go and fight abroad, okay? not vama “home advantage” … sakala pwisi
73 kikara
KANSHI NINDO BALUFYANYA BE EASTER MWEBANTU? BETTER SPORTS THAN HUNTING BA SUGAR DADDY!!! ATI ZIKO LA MULUNGU ZIKO LINO NDILOVUTA..ZIKO LAPASI.
Esther leave Levy alone, look wat has happened to Muna Singh!!!!!!
I seem to b left behind wat do they mean by dedicating the fight to the late Levy? Will the money b given to the late’s family or the govt or wat, please I need some clarification
Leave the poor Girl alone!!!!! cant u find something better to do than criticizing inocent people?
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