Terri Harper reignited her career by outpointing fellow Briton Rhiannon Dixon in Sheffield to become a three-weight world champion.
The 27-year-old controlled the distance and landed accurate counter-punches to win the WBO lightweight crown at the Canon Medical Arena.
Dixon, 29, momentarily hurt Harper in the sixth round but it was an otherwise dominant performance from Doncaster's Harper.
In a must-win fight, Harper claimed a unanimous decision with scores of 97-93, 97-93 and 96-94.
"That's the best one of my career. I've become a new fighter mentally and physically," Harper - the light-middleweight and former super-featherweight champion - said.
"There was one point in that fight where I was clocked and I really had to dig deep, but I managed to recover quite quick."
The previously unbeaten Dixon meanwhile is defeated in the first defence of the title she won in April.
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