Harper vs Braekhus

Who won Harper vs Braekhus?

Terri Harper drew with Cecilia Braekhus by majority draw in their 10 round contest on Saturday, October 7th, 2023, at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

The scorecards were announced as 95-95, 95-95, 97-93, meaning it was a majority draw.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Leigh Wood beating Josh Warrington for the WBA World Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Kieron Conway beat Linus Udofia, Hopey Price defeated Connor Coghill, Nico Leivars was victorious over Ryan Walker, Cameron Vuong beat Engel Gomez, and Koby McNamara defeated Francisco Rodriguez.

Harper vs Braekhus stats

Back in October 2023, Terri Harper stepped into the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.

Cecilia Braekhus made her way to the ring with a record of 37 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Terri Harper was the younger woman by 15 years, at 27 years old.

Harper had a height advantage of 2 inches over Braekhus. Despite this, Braekhus had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Terri Harper and Cecilia Braekhus fought out of an orthodox stance.

Harper was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 23 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2017, 10 years and 9 months later than Braekhus, whose first professional fight was in 2007. She had fought 192 fewer professional rounds, totaling 138 compared to Braekhus' 330.

Harper vs Braekhus form

Harper had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Ivana Habazin on May 27, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, she had won against Hannah Rankin on September 24, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Alycia Baumgardner on November 13, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Sheffield Arena, Yorkshire.

Before that, she had beaten Katharina Thanderz on November 14, 2020, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

She had drawn with Natasha Jonas on August 7, 2020, by split draw in their 10 round contest at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

Activity check

Harper's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 2 months, which means she had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Braekhus' last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 7 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 17 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Harper vs Braekhus start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Harper vs Braekhus?

Harper vs Braekhus was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Harper vs Braekhus?

Terri Harper was a 1/6 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Cecilia Braekhus made her way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.