Wbo Lightweight Title Bout Harper Vs. Zimmermann

The World WBO champion, Terri Harper (15-2-2, 6 kos), will defend its title against the lightweight contender Natalie Zimmermann (13-0, 3 kos) on Saturday, May 23 at the Eco-Power Stadium in Doncaster, United Kingdom, live worldwide in Dazn.

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The 28 -year -old champion, Terri Harper, will make the first defense of his title, while the 42 -year -old opponent, Natalie Zimmermann, will participate in his first world title. Harper is a world champion of various divisions that wants to make a statement against his unbeaten opponent.

In November 2021, the then WBC Super-Ploma champion, Terri Harper, faced the first time in the world title of the world title Alycia Baumgardner. It was a shocking night of boxing when Baumgardner detained Harper in the fourth round.

A year later, Harper again defeated Hannah Rankin and winning the title of WBA Junior-Midder. Harper would continue to make two title defenses successfully, and then decided to lower a weight class to fight for Wbo heavy weight title.

Harper’s candidacy for heavy weight champion fell, as he was detained by Sandy Ryan in the fourth round. Six months later, Harper received another shot at the Golden Championship, and took advantage of Rhiannon Dixon and won the light strap of Wbo.

Now, the British champion Terri Harper is ready to defend the WBO title for the first time. Harper’s opponent plans to ruin the home event playing playing the role of spoiler and returning the title to his homeland.

Natalie Zimmermann, a native of Hamburg, Germany, began his career in combat sports as a kickboxer where he won three consecutive German national championships. Zimmermann made the transition to professional boxing at the age of 38.

He made his debut in August 2020, when he defeated Abigail Quashie through the division decision. Zimmermann continued his winning paths, while gaining 12 additional wins. Now, the unbeaten contestant will try to take advantage of his first shot in a world title.

Judging by its unmistakable record, you could think that Natalie Zimmermann is a worthy challenger of the world title, but it may not be the case. Zimmermann is uninitive, but he has never faced a rival with a winning record.

Natalie Zimmermann is a fighter who has a type of boxing style. He has fast feet and is aggressive, but his technique is defective, he throws many arms traits and his defense is incomplete.

The defense champion Terri Harper is, with much, the most polished fighter. He has a good fist, a good work, he knows how to control the range and, once the range is found, proceeds to let the combinations fly.

This should be a type of struggle for Terri Harper, but in a recent interview, the determined Challenger spoke of his ambitions.

“It has always been my dream to prove -to me to fighters like Terri and to show my skills,” Zimmermann said. “My coach and I will develop strategies for struggle. There will certainly be surprises for my opponent.”

The battle for the WBO World Lightweight Title is scheduled for May 23. The only question is: Will it be a routine victory or a massive annoyance?