A NEW date has been announced for Warrington boxer Rhiannon Dixon's first defence of her WBO lightweight world title against domestic rival Terri Harper.

The Great Sankey boxer and former pharmacist was due to put her belt on the line on Saturday, August 24 at Manchester's Co-op Live as part of a Matchroom Boxing card headlined by Chorley fighter Jack Catterall's super-lightweight showdown with America's Regis Prograis.

But Catterall picked up an injury and the event was postponed.

Now, Dixon and Harper's contest has landed on the undercard of Dalton Smith's European super-lightweight title showdown with Jon Fernandez at the Utilita Arena Sheffield on Saturday, September 28, and will be shown live worldwide on DAZN.

Southpaw Dixon (10-0, 1 KO), a former student at St Gregory's High School, picked up the vacant WBO crown by outpointing Karen Elizabeth Carabajal over 10 rounds on the undercard of Zelfa Barrett's win over Jordan Gill at the AO Arena in Manchester in April - adding a world title to her Commonwealth and European titles at 135lbs.

Denaby Main's Harper (14-2-2, 6 KOs), a former world champion at super-featherweight and super-welterweight, will be looking to bounce back from her stoppage loss to WBO world champion Sandy Ryan last time out at Sheffield Arena in March.

Tickets for the Smith vs. Fernandez fight and undercard are priced £40, £60, £100 and £200 (ringside) and are available to via Utilita Arena Sheffield (utilitaarenasheffield.co.uk) and Stage Front (stagefrontvip.com).