Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. Her ultimate quest is to take on the queen of the fight world - Katie Taylor. When the time comes, I'll be ready to get back in that gym and get cracking.". Yet it wasn't purely a passion for boxing that brought her back. “We are still preparing for Natasha,” said Stefy Bull, who now trains Harper at a distance. Wahlstrom had been the champion since 2015, had fought 26 times, but Harper boxed her ears off. I tried to go to sleep but I couldn't, so I went and grabbed it back. Back then, you wouldn't see two women holding hands, let alone men. There has been talk of the MGM casino and the venue’s grand hall in Las Vegas becoming some type of basketball centre, a hidden shrine. "That personal interaction is something I really enjoy," she says. Terri Harper - the first female pro boxer for Doncaster and South Yorkshire South Yorkshire has its first female professional boxer and she will make her debut in November. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Hayden's costume change into 'Jen Exotic' - her take on the notorious 'Tiger King' from the Netflix documentary - also went viral, and brought some light relief. Those personal interviews did that for me and gave me confidence. She is the second British female boxer in history to hold a major world title. "She's the best out there so all roads lead to her. That was then, so many long summers ago and long before this present situation. After winning a silver medal as a junior at the 2012 European Championships, Harper stepped away from the sport to concentrate on her education. Latest news, results and reactions from ladies boxing around the globe Harper was gone, lost in exile from boxing. "She was so supportive of me in my sport, right from the start.". She was a great amateur, she had some time out of the game. In February, Harper, in her tenth fight, beat Wahlstrom; the dawn shifts in the chip shop were over, the Jonas fight was announced a few weeks later and then it was off. "I've always said to Jen that if I ever lose fans or followers just for being gay, then so be it - it's no skin off my nose." Lesbian Visibility Week concludes on Sunday. Her new place of work? 2013 a 16 year old @terri_harper96 asks for a picture with her idol 2012 Olympic medalist @tashatf12 – tonight they face off for the @wbcboxing @ibo_boxing World titles!”, Love this!! Boxing ", Harper remembers struggling to find a good way to come out when she was 14. The opinion of TV viewers or anyone else doesn't interest her. Meanwhile, Harper and Jonas stay busy in their homes, gardens and on the roads and in the hills near where they live. "I wrote a letter and left it on my dad and my step mum's bed. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. "I do miss football, but also I believe everything happens for a reason," she says. I suddenly thought, 'oh my god, she's done that in front of thousands of people'. "My nan took a bit of time to come to terms with it - I reckon she still thinks I'm going through a phase - but everyone was really good with me. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? Allen concluded: “I honestly think she will be the woman to beat Katie Taylor, she’s that good. It was very religious over there, and I struggled to cope with that. Liverpool rumours: Shaqiri and Grujic out? Then she stopped. Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our Community Guidelines. After being scouted at a local academy, she was handed a £30,000 soccer scholarship in the US and headed over from South Yorkshire to Tennessee in the Deep South as an 18-year-old. I came out to him one Sunday afternoon and it didn't sink in well. View complete Tapology profile, bio, rankings, photos, news and record. I packed my bag and went to my sister's and she was like, 'what's up?' Now, the world appears to be Harper’s oyster as she heads into her first defence against Natasha Jonas on Friday night, someone she looked up to as a young aspiring boxer. Testing fighters, referees and cornermen for the virus is not even being discussed. The British Boxing Board of Control first suspended boxing until the end of March, then the end of April and then until the end of May.

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