Harper suffers injury, unification bout with Choi cancelled
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— Terri “Belter” Harper (@TerriHarper96) May 6, 2021
We want to wish Harper a speedy recovery, though do worry a little bit about her long term career. Recurring hand injuries can become a genuine plague for fighters, as seen by the recurring injuries suffered by Joe Calzaghe and the lengthy breaks that saw Naoya Inoue have his rise to stardom delayed. Fingers crossed this is just a freak recurrence for Harper, and not a sign that her career is going to be plagued by on going issues.
As for Choi, we really hope that either this bout can be re-arranged for later in the year, or that she manages to get a worth while bout before the end of 2021, as she is certainly not getting any younger and has been horribly inactive in recent years, fighting just 3 times since the start of 2018.