Terri ‘Belter’ Harper made weight today at the official pre-fight weigh-ins for tomorrow night’s GBM Sports main event at Doncaster Rovers FC’s EcoPower Stadium, live on DAZN.
Three-weight world champion Harper defends her WBO World Lightweight Championship in her homecoming against undefeated German contender Natalie Zimmerman, who tipped the scales just slightly lighter than the defending champion.
Also on weight were former IBO world champion Maxi Hughes and rival Archie Sharp, who contest the WBC Silver Lightweight Championship in the chief supporting fight.
Today’s official weigh-in results were as follows:
Main Card 7pm DAZN
WBO World Lightweight Championship
Terri Harper (134.7) vs Natalie Zimmermann (134.12)
WBC Silver Lightweight Championship
Maxi Hughes (134.6) vs Archie Sharp (134.8)
IBO Lightweight Continental Championship
Reece Mould (134 lbs) vs Lewis Sylvester (134 lbs)
IBO Super Lightweight Continental Championship
Jimmy Joe Flint (138.1 lbs) vs Haithem Laamouz (139 lbs)
*British, Commonwealth & WBO Super Bantamweight Championship bout between defending champion Tysie Gallagher and Ebonie Jones was cancelled after Jones withdrew yesterday evening citing inability to make weight.
Undercard
Commonwealth Super-Bantamweight Championship
Ellie Helliwell (121.6 lbs) vs Stevi-Ann Levy (121.3 lbs)
Featherweight Bout
Ed Hardy (123.8 lbs) vs Darwing Martinez (126.9 lbs)
Super Welterweight Bout
Amaar Akbar (152 lbs) vs Jake Smith (150.7 lbs)
Super Welterweight Bout
Jamie Mellers (156.11 lbs) vs Cameron Kaihau (156.14 lbs)
Super Welterweight Bout
Joe Hayden 149.12 vs Lewis Booth149.2
Middleweight Bout
Ted Jackson (161.2 lbs) vs Kristaps Zulgis (162.1 lbs)
Middleweight Bout
Murtaza Nadeem (167.8 lbs) vs Bahador Karami (168.7 lbs)
Betting Odds
1/10 Harper
10/1 Zimmermann
25/1 Draw
Prediction
Three-weight world champion and local heroine Terri Harper defends her WBO lightweight championship to her mandatory contender, Natalie Zimmermann, an unbeaten German.
For Harper, headlining her local football stadium is a dream come true, but 42-year-old Zimmermann has also shared that it has been her dream to land a fight like this.
Zimmermann is unbeaten, but also untested and inexperienced. She has yet to face an opponent with a winning record. However, she is busy and fit, spending every minute of her waking life on fitness, whether that’s in boxing training, yoga, running, weights, stretching, mindfulness and wellbeing. It’s her life. So she will be as fit as a fiddle and ready to go the full distance.
Harper is not only the hometown favourite, the 28-year-old is also a whole level above her challenger, having fought against the best names in the world, such as Sandy Ryan, Natasha Jones, Ivana Habazin, Alycia Baumgardner, Cecilia Braekhus and many more.
Harper will likely trump Zimmermann in every department to win the fight, most likely on points, but could also stop Zimmermann in the later rounds if she is able to dominate like she is widely expected to.
