 Harper dropped her South African opponent twice in the eighth round before referee Howard Foster waved off the fight.On 24 September 2019, it was announced that Harper had signed a contract with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing, with her first fight under the Matchroom banner scheduled to take place on 2 November in defence of her IBO title against former two-time world title challenger Viviane Obenauf at the Manchester Arena.The fight was televised live on Sky Sports as part of the undercard of Katie Taylor's successful WBO world title challenge against Christina Linardatou.