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Harper Returns Against Hardy In Nottingham
Terri Harper will face former World Champion Heather Hardy
for the vacant WBA Intercontinental Lightweight Title on the
undercard of Leigh Wood's WBA Featherweight World Title
defence against Michael Conlan at the Motorpoint Arena
Nottingham on Saturday March 12, live worldwide on DAZN
(excluding New Zealand and Australia).
Former WBC and IBO Super-Featherweight World Champion Harper
(11-1-1, 6 KOs) returns to the ring for her first fight
following the dramatic end of her title reign against the
USA's Alycia Baumgardner at the Utilita Arena Sheffield last
November.
March 12 marks the first fight at Lightweight for Denaby
Main's Harper since 2019, and the 25-year-old has dreams of
becoming a two-division World Champion and a potential
showdown with Irish legend Katie Taylor who currently holds
all of the belts at 135lbs.
Brooklyn's Hardy (22-2, 4 KOs) previously held the WBO
Featherweight World Title, losing the belt to seven-division
champ Amanda Serrano (42-1-1, 30 KOs) in September 2019.
'The Heat' last fought in May 2021 when she was outpointed
by Jessica Camara over eight rounds.
"I’m really excited for this fight," said Harper. "Heather
Hardy is a real icon in female boxing, when I first turned
professional she was World Champion and I loved watching her
fights. She’s super tough and always gives 100% in the ring.
I used to ask Eddie if I could fight in the States, it’s my
dream to fight there and when I was champion I’d have loved
to have defended my title against her. She is a big name
with a big following and I’m grateful for the opportunity to
share a ring with her. I wish her all best in training camp
and look forward to fight week."
"I’ve been in the game a long time, and in last year or so I
realised I was just going through the motions," said Hardy.
"I wasn’t in love anymore, I wasn’t obsessed. I got caught
up in the business of the sport and it made me lose my
heart. I'm genuinely grateful for this opportunity! Not
everyone gets a second chance, especially at my age. I get
to be on this stage, on this platform, with one more chance
to show myself and the world what I can do."
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