Johnny Fisher injured; Dixon vs. Harper headlines in Sheffield

JOHNNY Fisher’s September 28 Copper Box Arena headliner has been cancelled after the heavyweight suffered an injury, Matchroom confirmed this evening. Fisher was set for his ‘Bosh Army’ to descend on the venue for a clash with Andriy Rudenko.

Consequently, the show will return up north as WBO lightweight ruler Rhiannon Dixon defends against Terri Harper in Sheffield’s 3,000-capacity Canon Medical Arena.

Harper is a former two-weight world champion but was stopped last time out by Sandy Ryan up at welterweight. She now slims down for another crack at glory. Unbeaten Dixon won her belt against Karen Carbajal in April and will look to cement her world-level credentials. 

The original September 28 card was originally topped by Dalton Smith challenging Jon Fernandez for the vacant European super-lightweight title however Smith got injured and a venue merry-go-round ensued.

While Fisher recovers, the rest of the card remains in place. Peter McGrail takes on Brad Foster, George Liddard faces George Davey and Cameron Vuong fights Joe Underwood Hughes.

Giorgio Visioli, Jimmy Sains, Ibraheem Sulaimaan, Brandon Scott and Josh Babb also feature.