{"id":15290,"date":"2025-06-02T17:12:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T17:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/harper-vs-zimmermann-briton-calls-out-caroline-dubois-after-dominant-points-win\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T17:12:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T17:12:01","slug":"harper-vs-zimmermann-briton-calls-out-caroline-dubois-after-dominant-points-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/harper-vs-zimmermann-briton-calls-out-caroline-dubois-after-dominant-points-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Harper vs Zimmermann: Briton calls out Caroline Dubois after dominant points win"},"content":{"rendered":"


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With the boxing world in mourning this week, there was a poignant moment when those in attendance applauded a 10-bell salute in memory of boxer Georgia O’Connor, who died aged 25 on Thursday.<\/a><\/p>\n

O’Connor lost her battle with cancer and was a hugely popular figure among her fellow fighters.<\/p>\n

The event was hosted by relative newcomers GBM, in what was the promotional outfit’s first stadium card and world-title headliner.<\/p>\n

After each fight on the main undercard went to points, Harper made her ring walk at the late time of 23:10 BST.<\/p>\n

Nicknamed ‘Belter’, she entered to Gerry Cinnamon’s folk song with the same title. <\/p>\n

Several fans had already left, but those who remained gave her a hero’s welcome.<\/p>\n

The gulf in class was apparent as early as the first minute when a left hook from Harper drew chants of “Yorkshire” from the crowd.<\/p>\n

The former super-featherweight and light-middleweight champion pinned Zimmermann on the ropes and was landing to the head and body.<\/p>\n

Hamburg’s Zimmermann had won all 13 professional bouts, having only started boxing aged 37, but in Harper she faced someone who had gone toe-to-toe with world-class operators such as Natasha Jonas and Alycia Baumgardner. <\/p>\n

Zimmermann’s will to win did not match her talent as she rushed in her punches and struggled to make any openings. <\/p>\n

She did land a solid uppercut in the sixth as a dejected Harper began to cut a frustrated figure.<\/p>\n

Blood poured down from Zimmermann’s head after the accidental head clash in the final round, but Harper – who before the fight said she would be disappointed with a points win – could not find the telling blow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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