Rhiannon Dixon
Rhiannon Dixon is an English professional boxer who is a former WBO female World lightweight champion. She also previously held the Commonwealth and European lightweight titles.
Biography
A qualified pharmacist with a degree from Manchester University, Dixon took up boxing aged 21 and turned professional in 2019.She defeated Vicky Wilkinson by technical knockout to win the vacant Commonwealth lightweight title on 11 March 2023.
Dixon claimed the vacant European lightweight championship on 30 September 2023, with victory against Katharina Thanderz by unanimous decision.
On 13 April 2024, Dixon beat Karen Elizabeth Carabajal by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBO World lightweight title.
Dixon was due to defend her world title against fellow English boxer Terri Harper at Manchester's Co-op Live Arena on 24 August 2024, but the fight was moved to take place on 28 September 2024 at Sheffield Arena after an injury to Jack Catterall who had been scheduled to headline the original bill. The venue was later changed again to the Copper Box Arena in London but the date was unaltered after the Sheffield show was cancelled.
On September 6, 2024 it was announced that the Fisher vs Rudenko event in London was canceled, and the bout between Dixon and Harper was moved to Canon Medical Arena in Sheffield, England, as the main event on 28 September 2024. Harper won the fight by unanimous decision to inflict the first loss of Dixon's professional career.
Professional boxing record
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 11 | Loss | 10–1 | Terri Harper | UD | 10 | 2024-09-28 | Canon Medical Arena, Sheffield, England, U.K. | Lost the WBO female lightweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Karen Elizabeth Carabajal | UD | 10 | 2024-04-13 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England, U.K. | Won vacant WBO female lightweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Katharina Thanderz | UD | 10 | 2023-09-30 | Wembley Arena, Wembley, England, U.K. | Won vacant European female lightweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Vicky Wilkinson | TKO | 6 | 2023-03-11 | Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, England, U.K. | Won vacant Commonwealth female lightweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Kristine Shergold | PTS | 8 | 2022-12-10 | Leeds Arena, Leeds, England, U.K. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Edina Kiss | PTS | 6 | 2022-09-24 | Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England, U.K. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Mahjouba Oubtil | PTS | 6 | 2022-05-20 | Bilbao Arena, Bilbao, Spain | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Vaida Masiokaite | PTS | 6 | 2021-12-18 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England, U.K. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Karina Szmalenberg | PTS | 4 | 2021-09-12 | De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England, U.K. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Bojana Libiszewska | PTS | 4 | 2019-12-07 | De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England, U.K. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Vaida Masiokaite | PTS | 4 | 2019-09-28 | De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England, U.K. |