Hearn's words of praise were echoed by many in the sport on social media, with Atletico Madrid winger Toni Duggan saying the contest was a superb "advert for women's sport".
"I'm gutted I'm not coming home with the belts," said Liverpool's Jonas, adding she would jump at a rematch. By … It is not, those are physical advantages and now she needs to go away and find some serious boxing smarts. They each took turns to win rounds, one each, two each, three, four and – by my card – it was 5-4 to Jonas going to the last. Terri Harper and Natasha Jonas were not pretty in pink at the end of ten gruelling rounds and that is because it was smeared blood. Harper and Jonas topped the bill at the second of four behind-closed-door events staged in Hearn's childhood garden in order to safeguard against the spread of Covid-19. But the judges scored it 96-94 for Harper, 96-95 for Jonas and 95-95.
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And lots of it. Thus, Harper retained her belt. Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium.
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One judge had it 96-94 for Harper, the second 96-95 for Jones and the third 95-95. Tasha has always been someone I have looked up to and I could tell the class she had.".
Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. They both went where they have never been before, the fight was that fierce and I'm not a lover of saying it was “good for a woman's fight” - no, this was just a good fight at any level and any sex.
“I underestimated her,” she admitted.
In a bout that showed women's boxing at its finest, Jonas was cut early on but quickly found her composure. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment.
Elsewhere on the bill Rio 2016 Olympian Anthony Fowler put on an impressive display of power punching, flooring British compatriot Adam Harper heavily in the fourth. Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our Community Guidelines. But Jonas was accurate with her work and by the fifth round - when both fighters landed heavily and refused to wilt - there was little to split them.
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Harper kept her WBC super-featherweight title with a split draw, which means one judge went for her, one for Jonas and the third could not separate the pair and returned a drawn scorecard. Jonas so nearly “old-manned” Harper out of her title. The fight was a story of extremes, the type of fight that can easily make or break both the winner and the loser.
That is the problem and not a couple of old farts bemoaning ladies having a punch up. She will be a transformed woman for the rematch; Jonas could make the weight easier next time, could work on her triumphs. They left it all in the ring on the night – the next time we might just see who left the most.
Light-middleweight Fowler had been told he was on his final warning by the referee for punching too low but the win could set up a bout with Ted Cheeseman. TERRI HARPER v NATASHA JONAS 10 x 2 mins WBC and IBO Super-Featherweight World Titles SD10 (96-94 Harper, 96-95 Jonas, 95-95) (Denaby) (Liverpool) Terri The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles.
Terri Harper clung on to her featherweight world title as she battled to a hard-fought draw against Natasha Jonas.
Terri Harper retained her WBC women's world super-featherweight title in a thrilling and controversial draw with fellow Briton Natasha Jonas.
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