Terri Harper

Terri Harper (born 2 November 1996) is an English professional boxer who has held the IBO female super-featherweight title since 2019 and the WBC female super-featherweight title since February 2020. She is the second British female boxer in history to hold a major world title. As of April 2020, she is ranked as the world's second best active female super-featherweight,[3] as well as the world's eighth best active female, pound for pound, by BoxRec.[4]

Terri Harper
Statistics
Nickname(s)Belter[1]
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Reach65 in (165 cm)
NationalityEnglish
Born (1996-11-02) 2 November 1996
Denaby Main, Yorkshire, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[2]
Total fights11
Wins10
Wins by KO5
Losses0
Draws1

Early life

Harper grew up in Yorkshire with her two brothers and sister. She got into boxing at the age of 12 after watching Jack Osbourne box on the TV show Adrenaline Junkie. After winning a silver medal as a junior at the 2012 European Championships, Harper stepped away from the sport to concentrate on her education.[5]

Amateur career

As an amateur Harper only competed 17 times, which saw her win three national titles and a silver medal at the European Youth and Junior Championships in Poland.[6][7][8]

Professional career

Harper made her professional debut on 25 November 2017 at the Doncaster Dome in Doncaster, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory over Monika Antonik.[9]

After four more fights in 2018 – PTS wins over Borislava Goranova in February[10] and Bojana Libiszewska in April,[11] and stoppage wins over Bec Connolly in October[12] and Feriche Mashauri in December[13] – she faced undefeated Commonwealth super-lightweight champion Nina Bradley on 8 March 2019 at the Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, with the vacant WBC International female lightweight title on the line.[14] In a fight which saw Bradley down twice in the first two rounds,[15] Harper won via technical knockout (TKO) in the tenth and final round.[16] At the time of the stoppage, all three judges had Harper winning on the scorecards (90–79, 89–80, 89–80).[17]

Following a stoppage win against Claudia Lopez in May,[18] Harper fought former world title challenger Nozipho Bell[19] on 19 July for the vacant IBO female super-featherweight title at the Magna Centre, Rotherham,[20] capturing her first world title with an eighth-round TKO.[21] Harper dropped her South African opponent twice in the eighth round before referee Howard Foster waved off the fight.[22][23]

On 24 September 2019, it was announced that Harper had signed a contract with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing, with her first fight under the Matchroom banner scheduled to take place on 2 November in defence of her IBO title against former two-time world title challenger Viviane Obenauf at the Manchester Arena. The fight was televised live on Sky Sports as part of the undercard of Katie Taylor's successful WBO world title challenge against Christina Linardatou.[24][25] Harper successfully retained her IBO title via unanimous decision (UD) over ten rounds, with the judges' scorecards reading 99–91, 99–92 and 97–93.[26] In the post-fight ringside interview, Eddie Hearn announced that terms had been agreed for Harper to challenge WBC super-featherweight champion Eva Wahlström in early 2020.[27][28]

On 20 December it was announced that Harper would challenge Wahlström on 8 February 2020 at the FlyDSA Arena (formerly Sheffield Arena), with Harper's IBO and Wahlström's WBC super-featherweight titles on the line.[29] The fight was aired live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US as part of the undercard for Kell Brook vs. Mark DeLuca.[30] Harper dropped Wahlström in round seven en-route to a UD victory, adding the WBC to her IBO title to become the second British female boxer in history to capture a major world title. Two judges scored the bout 99–90 with the third scoring it 98–91.[31]

She defended her WBC and IBO 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 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.[32] The bout was the first time two British women contested for a world title.[33]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
11 fights 10 wins 0 losses
By knockout 5 0
By decision 5 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
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 Retained IBO female super-featherweight title;
Won WBC female super-featherweight title
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 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
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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  2. "Boxing record for Terri Harper". BoxRec.
  3. "BoxRec: Ratings". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  4. "BoxRec: Female P4P ratings". boxrec.com. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  5. "'There was always something missing': Terri Harper interview". Boxing Monthly. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  6. "4.European Women's Youth & Junior Championships - Władysławowo, Poland - November 4-9 2012". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  7. "Terri Harper: "You'll See Another Level To My Game!"". Boxing Social. 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  8. "Terri Harper - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  9. "Terri Harper vs. Monika Antonik". boxrec.com. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  10. "Terri Harper vs. Borislava Goranova". boxrec.com. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  11. "Terri Harper vs. Bojana Libiszewska". boxrec.com. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  12. "Terri Harper vs. Bec Connolly". boxrec.com. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  13. "Terri Harper vs. Feriche Mashauri". boxrec.com. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  14. Thompson, Connor (7 March 2019). "Bradley banking on fighting spirit". Newark Advertiser. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  15. "Bradley's title hopes ended in final round". www.bostonstandard.co.uk. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  16. Kemp, Jay (12 March 2019). "Terri Harper Claims WBC International Lightweight Championship by Stopping Nina Bradley". Women Of Boxing. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
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  19. "BoxRec: Nozipho Bell". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  20. "Ryan Rhodes talks Terri Harper vs Nozipho Bell, sharing the ring with Canelo, and his future in boxing | British Boxing News". www.britishboxingnews.co.uk. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  21. "Terri Harper vs. Nozipho Bell". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  22. Beddows, David (20 July 2019). "Harper's world title triumph caps knockout night of boxing at Magna". www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  23. Westerdale, Bob (21 July 2019). "Boxing: Denaby Main's Terri Harper seals historic world title triumph". www.thestar.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  24. Christ, Scott (24 September 2019). "Terri Harper signs with Matchroom, fights on Nov. 2". www.badlefthook.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  25. "Terri Harper signs with Matchroom Boxing and makes IBO World title defence against Vivian Obenauf | British Boxing News". www.britishboxingnews.co.uk. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  26. "Terri Harper vs. Viviane Obenauf". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  27. Christ, Scott (2 November 2019). "Terri Harper set for world title bid after win over Viviane Obenauf". www.badlefthook.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  28. Persson, Per Ake (5 November 2019). "Eva Wahlstrom vs. Terri Harper in Play For February 2020". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  29. "Kell Brook vs Mark DeLuca in Sheffield on February 8, live on Sky Sports". Sky Sports. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
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  31. "Terri Harper beats Eva Wahlstrom to win WBC super-featherweight title". BBC Sport. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  32. "Harper vs Jonas: Terri Harper retains WBC title after split decision draw with Natasha Jonas". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  33. 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.

Boxing record for Terri Harper from BoxRec

Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Katharina Thanderz		 WBC International lightweight champion
8 March 2019 – July 2019
Vacated		 Vacant
Minor world boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Firuza Sharipova		 IBO super-featherweight champion
19 July 2019 – present		 Incumbent
Major world boxing titles
Preceded by
Eva Wahlström		 WBC super-featherweight champion
8 February 2020 – present		 Incumbent
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