In her BBC Sport column, Stacey Copeland previews welterweight champion Sandy Ryan's defence against fellow Briton Terri Harper on Saturday.
Former Commonwealth champion, now BBC Radio Manchester presenter & boxing pundit, Stacey Copeland, writes for BBC Sport to discuss Sandy Ryan's world title defence against Terri Harper on Saturday.
I've still got a message from Terri Harper on Facebook from 2017, the year I made my professional debut. Fast forward seven years to look at where she is now - on the cusp of becoming a three-weight world champion. It is just incredible. When Harper steps out in front of the crowd on Saturday, the reception is going to be something else.Ryan was so unfortunate not to win against. Most people felt it was a robbery or at least a very, very controversial split-decision draw.
Whereas Harper famously worked in a chip shop and was messaging me for guidance, Ryan came through a talent pathway at England and then Team GB. Ryan has always been fanatical about the sport - a boxing addict. Even though she was quiet back then, she was always very driven.and relocated to Las Vegas. It takes a certain type of fighter, with a certain level of ambition, to make those sacrifices.
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