Terri Harper
Terri Harper | |
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Born | Denaby Main, Yorkshire, England | 2 November 1996
Nationality | English |
Other names | Belter[3] |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) |
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Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[1] |
Reach | 65 in (165 cm)[1] |
Stance | Orthodox[1] |
Boxing record[2] | |
Total fights | 18 |
Wins | 14 |
Wins by KO | 6 |
Losses | 2 |
Draws | 2 |
Terri Harper (born 2 November 1996) is an English
Early life
Born on 2 November 1996 in
Amateur career
As an amateur, Harper only competed 17 times, which saw her win three national titles and a silver medal at the European Junior Championships in Poland.[5][6]
Professional career
Early career
Harper made her professional debut on 25 November 2017, at the
After four more fights in 2018—PTS wins over Borislava Goranova in February and Bojana Libiszewska in April,
IBO super-featherweight champion
Harper vs. Bell, Obenauf
Following a stoppage win against Claudia Lopez in May,
It was announced in September 2019 that Harper had signed a promotional contract with
WBC and IBO super-featherweight champion
Harper vs. Wahlström
On 20 December it was announced that Harper would challenge Wahlström on 8 February 2020, at the
Harper vs. Jonas
She defended her titles against former Olympian Natasha Jonas on 7 August 2020, at the Matchroom Sport headquarters in Brentwood, Essex. After a closely contested fight which saw Jonas suffer a cut above her right eye in the early rounds before staggering Harper in the eighth, the result went to the judges' scorecards; one judge scored the bout 96–94 in favour of Harper, the second judge scored it 96–95 to Jonas, while the third judge scored it even at 95–95, resulting in a split draw to see Harper retain her titles.[23] The bout was the first time two British women contested a world title.[24]
Harper vs. Thanderz
In the second defence of her WBC title and fourth of her IBO, Harper faced former European female super-featherweight champion Katharina Thanderz on 14 November 2020. The bout served as part of the undercard for Katie Taylor's world title defence against Miriam Gutiérrez at The SSE Arena in London. Thanderz suffered an injury to her nose after an accidental clash of heads in the ninth round before being hurt with a punch to the body, causing her to bend over in pain. Harper followed up with a sustained assault, landing combinations to the head and body, prompting referee Victor Loughlin to call a halt to the contest to award Harper a ninth-round TKO victory.[25][26]
Harper vs. Choi
In April 2021, it was announced that Harper would face WBA female super-featherweight champion Hyun Mi Choi on 15 May, at the AO Arena (formerly known as Manchester Arena). The bout was to be televised live on Sky Sports in the UK and streamed live on DAZN in the US and more than 200 countries and territories.[27] In early May, Harper was forced to withdraw from the bout after suffering a hand injury during sparring.[28]
Welterweight
Harper vs. Ryan
On 23 March 2024 in Sheffield, England, Harper challenged Sandy Ryan for her WBO welterweight title, but lost the fight via fourth-round RTD.[29][30]
Personal life
Harper came out as gay to her father and step mother at the age of 14.[31][32]
Professional boxing record
18 fights | 14 wins | 2 losses |
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By knockout | 6 | 2 |
By decision | 8 | 0 |
Draws | 2 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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18 | Loss | 14–2–2 | Sandy Ryan | RTD | 4 (10), 3:00 | 23 Mar 2024 | Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England | For WBO female welterweight title |
17 | Draw | 14–1–2 | Cecilia Brækhus | MD | 10 | 7 Oct 2023 | Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England | Retained WBA female super-welterweight title; For WBO female super-welterweight title |
16 | Win | 14–1–1 | Ivana Habazin | UD | 10 | 27 May 2023 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | Retained WBA female super-welterweight title |
15 | Win | 13–1–1 | Hannah Rankin | UD | 10 | 24 Sep 2022 | Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England | Won WBA and IBO female super-welterweight titles |
14 | Win | 12–1–1 | Yamila Belen Abellaneda | UD | 10 | 12 Mar 2022 | Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England | Won WBA Inter-Continental female lightweight title |
13 | Loss | 11–1–1 | Alycia Baumgardner | TKO | 4 (10), 0:22 | 13 Nov 2021 | Utilta Arena , Sheffield, England
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Lost WBC and IBO female super-featherweight titles |
12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Katharina Thanderz | TKO | 9 (10), 1:12 | 14 Nov 2020 | The SSE Arena, London , England
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Retained WBC and IBO female super-featherweight titles |
11 | Draw | 10–0–1 | Natasha Jonas | SD | 10 | 7 Aug 2020 | Matchroom Fight Camp, Brentwood, England | Retained WBC and IBO female super-featherweight titles |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Eva Wahlström | UD | 10 | 8 Feb 2020 | FlyDSA Arena , Sheffield, England
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Retained IBO female super-featherweight title; Won WBC female super-featherweight title
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9 | Win | 9–0 | Viviane Obenauf | UD | 10 | 2 Nov 2019 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | Retained IBO female super-featherweight title |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Nozipho Bell | TKO | 8 (10), 1:25 | 19 Jul 2019 | Magna Centre, Rotherham , England
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Won vacant IBO female super-featherweight title |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Claudia Andrea Lopez | TKO | 6 (10), 1:58 | 10 May 2019 | Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England | Retained WBC International female lightweight title |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Nina Bradley | TKO | 10 (10), 0:13 | 8 Mar 2019 | Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England | Won vacant WBC International female lightweight title |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Feriche Mashauri | TKO | 2 (6), 1:25 | 8 Dec 2018 | Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Bec Connolly | KO | 3 (6), 1:40 | 5 Oct 2018 | Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Bojana Libiszewska | PTS | 4 | 13 Apr 2018 | Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Borislava Gorinova | PTS | 4 | 10 Feb 2018 | Dearne Valley Leisure Centre, Denaby Main, England | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Monika Antonik | PTS | 4 | 25 Nov 2017 | Doncaster Dome, Doncaster , England
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References
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- ^ "Boxing record for Terri Harper". BoxRec.
- ^ Foster, Elliot (2 November 2019). "Terri Harper Outpoints Obenauf, Bakole Pounds Hernandez - Boxing News". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ Terry, Dylan (4 March 2020). "Harper's home tie!". www.newschainonline.com. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ a b Lupton, James (4 July 2019). "'There was always something missing': Terri Harper interview". Boxing Monthly. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ Waller, Chandler (29 October 2019). "Terri Harper: "You'll See Another Level To My Game!"". Boxing Social. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Boxing: Terri Harper wins on debut - and it could be the start of something special". www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk. 2 December 2017. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- The Star. 11 February 2018. Archivedfrom the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "BoxRec: Terri Harper vs. Bojana Libiszewska". BoxRec. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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- ^ Horan, Matt (9 December 2018). "Brook vs Zerafa: Kid Galahad beats Brayan Mairena ahead of mandatory world title shot". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Bradley's title hopes ended in final round". www.bostonstandard.co.uk. 11 March 2019. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "BoxRec:Terri Harper vs. Nina Bradley". BoxRec. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
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- The Star. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "BoxRec: Terri Harper vs. Nozipho Bell". BoxRec. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ Christ, Scott (24 September 2019). "Terri Harper signs with Matchroom, fights on Nov. 2". www.badlefthook.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ Christ, Scott (2 November 2019). "Terri Harper set for world title bid after win over Viviane Obenauf". www.badlefthook.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ Persson, Per Ake (5 November 2019). "Eva Wahlstrom vs. Terri Harper in Play For February 2020". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Kell Brook vs Mark DeLuca in Sheffield on February 8, live on Sky Sports". Sky Sports. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ Gilbert, Peter (8 February 2020). "Brook vs DeLuca: Terri Harper targets statement win over WBC champion Eva Wahlstrom". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Terri Harper beats Eva Wahlstrom to win WBC super-featherweight title". BBC Sport. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ Damerell, Richard (8 August 2020). "Harper vs Jonas: Terri Harper retains WBC title after split decision draw with Natasha Jonas". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ Dielhenn, James (6 August 2020). "Harper vs Jonas: Terri Harper insists she is ignoring 'mind games' from Natasha Jonas and Joe Gallagher". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ Damerell, Richard (15 November 2020). "Taylor vs Gutierrez: Terri Harper stops Katharina Thanderz in ninth round to retain WBC super-featherweight belt". Sky Sports. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ Lewis, Ron (14 November 2020). "Terri Harper Beats Up, Stops Katharina Thanderz in Ninth". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Terri Harper vs. Hyun-Mi Choi - Unification Set, May 15 in Manchester". BoxingScene.com. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Terri Harper forced to pull out of world title unification clash with Hyun Mi Choi after suffering hand injury". Sky Sports. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (24 March 2024). "Sandy Ryan eliminates Terri Harper in four rounds to retain title". FIGHTMAG.
- ^ Christ, Scott (23 March 2024). "Smith vs Zepeda: Live streaming results, round by round, how to watch, start time, running order". Bad Left Hook.
- ^ Holmes, Jon (27 April 2020). "Terri Harper and Jenna Hayden on love, life, and Lesbian Visibility Day". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ Davies, Gareth A. (20 February 2020). "WBC super-featherweight champion Terri Harper talks relationships, working in a chip shop and targeting match-up with Katie Taylor". The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
External links
Boxing record for Terri Harper from BoxRec (registration required)