Former world champion Terri Harper used all her experience and ring nous to take the play away from Rhiannon Dixon during most of the 10 rounds they shared in Sheffield tonight (September 28). She then took away Dixon’s WBO lightweight belt, winning a decision by scores of 97-93, 97-93 and 96-94.
Harper, a one-time champion at super-featherweight, got off to the better start and immediately her footwork was giving Dixon, the more aggressive of the two, all manner of problems.
It was, in truth, a messy affair early, with too many clinches and too much stalling, but Harper was the one doing the cleaner work on the whole.
