Rhiannon Dixon vs. Terri Harper: Live round-by-round updates

The Rhiannon Dixon vs. Terri Harper round-by-round updates are here to give real-time coverage and live scoring for eager fans. The two women headline a Matchroom Boxing card scheduled for a start time of 2 p.m. EDT (Eastern Time) / 11 a.m. PDT. (Pacific Time) for American fans.

U.K. viewers, however, can tune in to the event at 7 p.m. BST (British Summer Time). As far as the actual Dixon vs. Harper matchup, the two women are expected to make their respective ringwalks for the main event at 5 p.m. EDT / 2 p.m. PDT / 10 p.m. BST.

The bout will be contested over 10, two-minute, rounds for Dixon's WBO women's lightweight title. Moreover, the defending champion will also be putting her 10-0 undefeated record on the line against Harper's 14-2-2 run of form. While Harper isn't undefeated, she herself is no slouch.

She is a multi-division sensation who currently holds the WBA and IBO women's super welterweight titles. Unfortunately, the oddsmakers at DraftKings Sportsbook believe Dixon to be the favorite at -450, while Harper is regarded as a +320 underdog.

Follow Sportskeeda for play-by-play analysis and live scoring of the lightweight matchup.

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Rhiannon Dixon vs. Terri Harper

Round 1: Harper starts the round off with a hard right cross, but Dixon is now on the front foot, pressuring her foe. A jab lands for Harper. Dixon returns fire with a combination. A body shot lands for her as well. Another body jab, but there's little sting to it. Harper with a right hand over the top as Dixon level changes.

Harper's spending too much time on the backfoot and eats a left hook. She intercepts Dixon mid-lunge with a right hand. 10-9 Harper

Round 2: Dixon is back on the front foot, they clinch and break. Body shots for Dixon, but Harper is now on the front foot. A nice step-in right straight lands for Harper. They exchange combinations and clinch again. Some dirty boxing from Harper. Not much to separate them. 10-9 Harper

Round 3: They clinch but break, exchanging shots in spurts. Dixon on the front foot, feinting and trying to find openings for her shots but she hasn't found her rhythm yet. Harper breaks and nothing much in this round. 10-9 Dixon

Round 4: Both women trade shots, but quickly find themselves in the clinch again. They break and Harper tags Dixon with jabs and a check hook. They clinch and break, with Harper catching Dixon mid-lunge with another jab. They circle and the round ends. 10-9 Harper

Round 5: Dixon is back on the front foot, but they clinch and Harper lands some shots on the inside. They pummel for position, trading shots when they break. Dixon with a good left hand before they clinch again. They break and clinch again. 10-9 Dixon

Round 6: The two women clinch but begin trading, with both landing stinging punches that appear to hurt each other. But Harper seems to have gotten the worst of it. They trade once more, with Harper catching Dixon mid-lunge as she has throughout the fight.

Dixon with heavy pressure, but the round ends before she can cause much damage. 10-9 Dixon

Round 7: More front foot work from Dixon, who pressures a tiring Harper, landing more shots. But Harper clinches and gives as good as she got. They trade with Harper against the ropes, wit both women landing. However, Dixon has a clear power advantage. 10-9 Dixon

Round 8: The round starts with Dixon on the front foot, but Harper keeps smothering her punches with clinches. Dixon flicks out her jab and lands downstairs with a body shot. They clinch but break immediately afterward. Dixon lands a check hook, but Harper fires back with a combination.

Harper catches Dixon with two stinging shots, who is finding openings, landing more counterpunches. Her right hand is money at the moment. 10-9 Harper

Round 9: Harper tries to impose herself but it leads to a clinch. A good left hand lands for Dixon, but Harper fires back with a vengeance, stunning the champion, before landing another right hand. Dixon stays on her feet though. Dixon forces another exchange, landing a good left hand, but this was Harper's round. 10-8 Harper

Round 10: The two women trade punches, with Dixon trying her hardest to close the distance and find her shots, but Harper is just too sharp and too mobile on the backfoot. They clinch, but Harper breaks and lands the cleaner shots. Her experience just seems to be too great. 10-9 Harper

Official Decision: Terri Harper def. Rhiannon Dixon via unanimous decision (97-93, 97-93, 96-94)