Having claimed the vacant WBO title by outpointing Karen Elizabeth Carabajal in a dominant performance last April, Dixon now faces one of the toughest challenges of

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,

Terri Harper produced a much-improved display to earn a unanimous points victory over Rhiannon Dixon for the WBO lightweight title and become a three-weight world champion on Saturday.

Rhiannon Dixon (10-0, 1 KO) soon defends her WBO lightweight title against Terri Harper (14-2-2, 6 KOs). The two boxers headline a Matchroom Boxing card at the Park Community Arena in Sheffield, England.

It is often said that becoming a champion improves a fighter by 25 percent, and ahead of their Saturday lightweight title bout, Rhiannon Dixon and Terri Harper are wrapping their heads around its implications.

Terri Harper will finally challenge lightweight world champion Rhiannon Dixon in Sheffield on Saturday after the bout was rescheduled three times.

Terri Harper hailed her win over Rhiannon Dixon as "the best one of her career" after she made history with a triumph that sees her become a three-weight world champion. The Doncaster-born fighter scored a victory by unanimous decision over the WBO female lightweight title holder at Sheffield's Canon Medical Arena on Saturday.

On September 28, Terri Harper (15-2-2, 6 KOs) showed her experience as she boxed smartly, defeating Rhiannon Dixon (10-1, 1 KO) to win the WBO world lightweight title at Utilita Arena, Sheffield. The event was promoted by Matchroom Boxing and shown live on DAZN.

Terri Harper is the type of person who appears to just take everything in her stride. It is a handy trait in the world of boxing and has proven particularly useful over the course of a hectic period in the 27-year-old’s career.