Summary

Live Reporting

Charlotte Coates

  1. Dixon v Harper

    Steve Bunce
    Boxing expert on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Another smart round by Harper in round seven. She never gave Dixon a chance to land clean.

  2. Round seven

    Dixon v Harper

    Harper is eating some big shots right now as Dixon comes right into this fight.

    Harper is still landing some clean counter punches but we certainly have a much more competitive fight on our hands!

    Rhiannon Dixon aims a punch at Terri HarperMatchroom

  3. Dixon v Harper

    Steve Bunce
    Boxing expert on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Dixon knows now that she can hurt Harper. We have a fight now!

  4. Dixon v Harper

    Stacey Copeland
    Former Commonwealth champion on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Dixon wanted to prove a point here, and sometimes the harder you try, the more difficult it becomes and you end up getting tied up.

  5. Round six

    Dixon v Harper

    Dixon lands big!

    A right hook sneaks through and hurts Harper as she ties up Dixon to try and recover.

    Harper's feet have slowed and Dixon finally has something to build on.

    Rhiannon Dixon gets punched on the chin by Terri HarperMatchroom

  6. Dixon v Harper

    Stacey Copeland
    Former Commonwealth champion on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Let's see how Dixon copes with this because this is a different mental challenge now to the ones she has faced before. Not just tactically but mentally, this is a tough place to be.

  7. Dixon v Harper

    Steve Bunce
    Boxing expert on BBC Radio 5 Live

    The experience is showing here. We feared it would, and it certainly is.

  8. Round five

    Dixon v Harper

    Harper is landing that right hand all night long. It's a great performance in the first five rounds.

    Dixon looks roughed up as blood flows from her nose. She needs to dig deep if she wants to keep her world title.

    "We've got to let your hands go" coach Anthony Crolla tells Dixon.

  9. Round four

    Dixon v Harper

    Dixon's southpaw jab is nowhere to be seen and that is because of the right-hand counter from Harper - which has been on point in the opening four rounds.

    Harper waves her fist to the crowd as she walks back to her corner.

    Rhiannon Dixon and Terri Harper exchange punchesMatchroom

  10. Dixon v Harper

    Steve Bunce
    Boxing expert on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Dixon has to get close and let her hands go. What can happen with these quick rounds is you can be three or four rounds down and not feel like you're losing. She's got to let her hands go now.

  11. Dixon v Harper

    "Counter punch, she's scared to commit now. Keep roughing her up", is the advice from Harper's corner.

  12. Round three

    Dixon v Harper

    This is the best I've seen Harper look for quite some time as she controls the middle of the ring with a fine display of counter-punching.

    Dixon is busy and trying to disrupt Harper's rhythm but she can't work her out yet.

    Terri Harper and Rhiannon Dixon in the ringMatchroom

  13. Dixon v Harper

    Steve Bunce
    Boxing expert on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Harper is fighting a smart fight controlling that middle. When she's in close she's gripping and holding on.

  14. Round two

    Dixon v Harper

    Stefy Bull, Harper's trainer, is being picked up on the mics cheering every time his fighter lands.

    Dixon seems to be finding it difficult to land so far because of Harper's tidy footwork.

  15. Dixon v Harper

    Stacey Copeland
    Former Commonwealth champion on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It’s really tight and there’s a lot of nervous energy. I don’t think either has massively claimed this first round.

  16. Round one

    Dixon v Harper

    Both fighters look slick in the opening two minutes with Harper landing a couple of right hooks that find their target.

    Southpaw Dixon needs to edge a little closer to Harper to land.

  17. We're under way

    Dixon v Harper

    We're under way in this world title fight with both looking to take centre ring.

    Harper has landed some accurate jabs in the opening minute here.

  18. Dixon v Harper

    We're going through the introductions in the ring with loud cheers for Terri Harper as she is announced as a two-weight world champion.

    The undefeated Rhiannon Dixon looks confident as she smiles and bows after her introduction.

    Rhiannon Dixon dressed in grey enters the ringMatchroom

  19. No need for TV screens

    Kal Sajad
    BBC Sport at Canon Medical Arena, Sheffield

    It's small and intimate but there's something quite heartwarming about this arena.

    I walked through the deserted Sheffield Olympic legacy park grounds until I stumbled across a small group of Matchroom security folk who I recognised. I waited in a reception which isn't too dissimilar to my local council-run leisure centre before I was taken to my seat.

    I'd say it's a 20 yard walk from the fighters' entrance to the ring. We have three small seated areas on the ground and two stands which go about 15 or so rows back.

    No need for screens; nobody here has a bad view.

  20. Last roll of the dice for Harper

    Is this make or break for Terri Harper? She describes tonight's fight as the "last roll of the dice" but didn't go as far as to say whether she'd retire with a loss. I know, talk of retirement at 27 is madness!

    But, Harper has not won since May 2023 and has since admitted she "lost the love for the sport" after her damaging loss to Sandy Ryan.

    Whatever happens tonight, Harper has had a superb career in women's boxing.