Coming off from a controversial split decision draw against Natasha Jonas in August, Terri Harper will put her WBC and IBO super featherweight title on the line against Katharina Thanderz in the co-main event on November 14.
After registering 10 straight wins in her professional career, Harper couldn’t depart with a win for the first time against Jonas. That said, her upcoming opponent Katharina has claimed to have located weakness. However, she still respects Harper for her abilities and opines that she is one of the finest on the active roster.
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Before the high-voltage clash, Harper and Katharina are confident about retaining their undefeated records. Meanwhile, Katharina has also put a scratch on her nearing opponent. While several boxing fans believe that Harper was deprived of her win against Jonas, ‘Katy’ doesn’t feel the same. Instead, she has ranked Jonas over Harper, as she believes that Jonas dominated the fight more.
Katharina Thanderz has been mapping Terri Harper
During a recent interview with Matchroom Boxing, Thanderz has talked about several scenarios of her upcoming fight. When she was asked to reflect light on Harper’s last fight, she revealed that she doesn’t see it as a robbery.
Talking about it, ‘Katy,’ said, “I don’t think it was a huge robbery or anything like that but if I have to choose one of them, I did have Natasha Jonas up on the scorecards by one or two rounds, maybe.”
However, she still acknowledged Harper’s in-ring efforts. Paving respect to her next opponent, Thanderz claimed that the same won’t reflect when she collides against ‘Belter’ inside the ring.
She added, “But anyway, I think Terri Harper did a great fight. I mean, she showed everybody that she is a warrior, that she stood there and then in the war. So, you know we need to credit her for that. She has my full respect and admiration you know that has nothing to do with the fight on Saturday and it’s great to share the ring with her.”
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Harper and Thanderz will clash against each other in a 10 round (+2 minutes) battle this weekend. Other than that, there will be five more fights under the same roof. Hence, fight fans can treat themselves to an action-packed extravaganza.
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