Rhiannon Dixon and Terri Harper Last Press Convention forward of their WBO Light-weight title battle on Saturday night time.
Picture credit score: Dave Thompson, Matchroom Boxing
The fourth time’s a appeal for Rhiannon Dixon and Terri Harper.
The ten-round WBO light-weight title battle is lastly set after three earlier postponements. Each fighters made weight for his or her DAZN fundamental occasion Saturday at Park Group Enviornment in Sheffield, England.
Dixon (10-0, 1 KO) weighed 134.6 kilos forward of her first protection of the WBO light-weight strap.
Harper (14-2-2, 6 KOs), from close by Denaby Primary, was 134.4 kilos in her bid to develop into a three-division titlist. The burden was her lightest since March 2022, previous to her three-two-division leap to junior middleweight.
Dixon received the vacant title in a ten-round choice over Argentina’s Karen Carabajal on April 13 in Manchester. The bout marked the hardest check so far for the 29-year-old southpaw from Warrington.
Harper beforehand held titles at 130 and 154 kilos. The 27-year-old is on a two-fight winless streak, nonetheless. She was held to a draw versus former pound-for-pound queen Cecilia Braekhus final Oct. 7 at Utilita Enviornment in Sheffield. The bout marked her ultimate battle because the WBA junior middleweight title claimant.
The identical venue noticed Harper endure a fourth-round stoppage defeat to reigning WBO welterweight titlist Sandy Ryan (7-1-1, 3 KOs).
Additionally on the present, Galal Yafai (7-0, 5 KOs) dangers a fall date with Sunny Edwards with a stay-busy affair. The 2020 Olympic Gold medalist hopes to keep away from it changing into a entice battle as he faces Mexico’s Sergio Orozco (9-8, 7 KOs) in a scheduled eight-round flyweight contest.
Yafai tipped the scales at 114.3 kilos. Orozco arrived at 113 ½ kilos.
With a win, Yafai will go on to face Edwards, the previous IBF flyweight titlist, on Nov. 30 in Birmingham.
DAZN fundamental undercard, Saturday, 7:00 p.m. GMT/2:00 p.m. ET
Peter McGrail (9-1, 5 KOs), Liverpool, Merseyside, 121 ½ kilos
Brad Foster (15-3-2, 5 KOs), Lichfield, England, 121 ½ kilos
10 rounds, junior featherweight
George Liddard (8-0, 4 KOs), Billericay, Essex, 160.3 kilos
George Davey (9-1-1, 2 KOs), York, Yorkshire, 158 ½ kilos
8 rounds, middleweight
Giorgio Visioli (4-0, 3 KOs), Guildford, Surrey, 133.1 kilos
Diego Lagos (11-4. 5 KOs), Bogota, Colombia, 130 ½ kilos
6 rounds, junior light-weight
