Former world champion Terri Harper used all her experience and ring nous to fend off Rhiannon Dixon during most of the 10 rounds they played in Sheffield tonight (September 28). She then took the WBO lightweight belt from Dixon, winning by decision of 97-93, 97-93 and 96-94.

Harper, the one-time super featherweight champion, had the better start and immediately her footwork caused Dixon, the more aggressive of the two, a lot of problems.

Truth be told, it was a bit of a mess early on, with too many clinches and too much stoppage, but overall it was Harper who did the better job.

Dixon’s best moment came in round six when she caught Harper with a solid counter right hook from the southpaw position. Suddenly, Harper’s thoughts flashed back to the moment she was stopped by Alycia Baumgardner with a similar shot. Caught high, she froze for a moment, allowing Dixon to fire more shots, landing several right hooks shortly thereafter.

From this point on, the quality of the fight improved, both women were tired but now clinched less often. The nervous energy seemed to subside in the second half, and with it the need to stop or pass the time.

Ultimately, though, even though Dixon was mighty in round six and the next few rounds, there was always a feeling that Harper was dictating the pace and flow of the fight.

“This is the best win of my career,” Harper, now 15-2-2 (6), said afterward. “This camp was long, but mentally and physically I became a modern fighter.

“We saw that Rhiannon likes to get ahead, so we worked a lot on counter-attacks. At one point I got a good shot and had to dig really deep. However, I managed to regain my senses and return to work.

“This is what I needed. I probably fell out of love with the sport and needed a little fire to go to the gym. For me, getting this is everything I’ve ever wanted.

English boxer Sandy Ryan has accused Mikaela Mayer, her opponent in Friday night’s title fight in Fresh York, of orchestrating a pre-fight stunt in which Ryan was hit with an open can of paint as she left her hotel earlier in the evening.

Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KO) lost her WBO welterweight title to Mayer (20-2, 5 KO) by majority decision, with the judges scoring it 95-95, 97-93 and 96-94.

Preparing for the fight at Madison Square Garden was very personal for both, as Ryan worked with Mayer’s former longtime trainer Kay Koroma. Mayer broke up with Koroma when he decided to work with Ryan, which she considered a betrayal.

As Ryan was leaving the hotel on Friday and heading to the event venue, she was struck by an open can of paint belonging to an unidentified man. She said she felt something “punch” her in the stomach and then saw a man wearing a hoodie run to a car and drive away. Ryan was uninjured and continued to the site after changing clothes in his hotel room.

She and her team told ESPN they believed it was a member of Mayer’s camp, which Mayer denies.

In social media post On Saturday, Ryan said she was still “trying to come to terms” with the attack, adding that her team had obtained CCTV footage of the event and was in contact with local authorities.

Despite continuing to fight, Ryan admitted after her loss to Mayer that the incident affected her performance.

“It bothered me at first,” she said. “Going to the scene, I was shocked. And then it kind of took me out of my game plan because I just wanted to fight.

“You saw at the beginning of the fight, I was pretty good with the jab. I boxed her and then started lifting her. But then I obviously pushed too demanding.”

Teofimo Lopez’s father, Teofimo Sr., believes the reason for Devin Haney’s lawsuit is to “take advantage of what happened to him” after losing to Ryan Garcia last April in Brooklyn, Recent York. Lopez Sr. claims Ryan “damaged” Haney’s image with the beating he gave him in that fight and is trying to rebuild it.

After that fight, Ryan tested positive for the PED Ostarine and Haney’s lawsuit focuses on that. Haney is seeking punitive damages in his civil suit. If the lawsuit fails, Haney could be at risk of losing his career. If he moves up to 147 or 154 to compete with guys his size, his chances of success will be slim to none.

Ryan Garcia = Oil well

On the other hand, if Haney wins the lawsuit, he can make a lot of money and it won’t matter if his career ends. He will have enough money to retire and live in luxury as a wealthy aristocrat in Beverly Hills or Atherton, California. Ryan would be like an oil well pumping money into Haney’s bank account. Being one of them would be Haney’s dream life idle prosperous who don’t have to work.

Some fans on social media the media believes that Haney’s real goal is milky Ryan for as much money as he can because this is as good as it can be for him. With his star power, Ryan is like a cow that can be milked for years for money if he loses the lawsuit against Haney. A financial settlement of $100 million would be a huge windfall for Haney and would provide Ryan with the opportunity to work for him.

No other substantial names are willing to fight Haney after he was defeated. It is like a dying star that has exhausted its nuclear fuel and goes out with a supernova explosion.

There is no similar popular fighter in this weight class that Haney would have any chance of fighting. Gervonta Davis won’t fight Haney, and there are no stars in the 140- and 147-pound divisions.

Time will tell if the judge rules in Haney’s favor. It may just be a waste of time and money on his part. The downside to being sued by Haney Ryan (24-1, 20 KO) is the fan reaction.

If this was intended as a move to rebuild his ruined image, it has already backfired on public opinion. Maybe it doesn’t matter to Haney because if he wins the lawsuit, he’ll be so prosperous that his public image won’t be something he’ll have to worry about.

“I think Devin Haney is just playing chess and trying to put the right pieces in the right places to make the most of what happened to him and his image because Ryan Garcia destroyed his image,” Teofimo Lopez Sr. said. Down Fighting Hub TVtalking about why Devin Haney filed a lawsuit against Ryan Garcia after a devastating loss to him last April.

“Furthermore, I don’t know if it’s true, but Ryan Garcia said that you can take some salt and throw it into an Olympic-size swimming pool and that’s what it has in your body. I don’t know how true that is, but if it is. The beating started from the very beginning,” Lopez Sr. said of how Ryan dominated Haney from the first round of their fight in Brooklyn, Recent York.

It doesn’t matter that Ryan tested positive for trace amounts of Ostarine. If the judge rules in Haney’s favor, he could make a lot of money from his trial if he can prove that his future earnings have been reduced.