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TERRI HARPER enters this weekend’s showdown with one-time pound-for-pound leader Cecelia Brækhus in the knowledge that a resounding victory will elevate her to the elite pay bracket.

“Big fights mean big money! It puts that extra fire in your belly,” says Harper, a former chip shop worker who has battered 14 of her 16 pro foes thus far (one draw).

“I grew up on a council estate; I’d be lying if I didn’t say money motivated me. It’s not because I’m materialistic – I just like to be able to treat my family and loved ones, have a comfortable life

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