Caroline Dubois has set her sights on world title unification and has called for a fight with Terri Harper next.
Dubois holds the WBC lightweight world championship, while British opponent Harper holds the WBO title.
“135 pounds is my division. I want to be undisputed by the end of the year. That’s the goal, that’s the goal for me and we’re going to get there,” Dubois said. Sky Sports.
“Unifications, challenge for undisputed, challenge for all zones, challenge to make it happen. Anything that can make it happen as quickly as possible.”
Dubois didn’t get the birthday present she wanted Saturday as she turned 24. She was gunning for a knockout victory over Jessica Camara.
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Snapshots of Caroline Dubois’ clash with Jessica Camara
He was looking for a finish and subjected Kamara to a relentless onslaught over two rounds. But when a cut caused by an accidental headbutt prevented Kamara from continuing, it meant the fight ended early as a technical draw.
Immediately afterwards Dubois stated what she wanted next: “Terri Harper. This is what I want. Terri Harper – I want you!”
said Dubois Sky Sports: “We’ve got the Royal Albert Hall show coming up (March 7). That’s in London. Terri’s from England, I’m from England. It’s an internal showdown. It makes sense. I don’t see why not.
“Fight me, you’ll win, but you’ll have a great show, you’ll get paid well, it’ll make it all worth it.”
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Caroline Dubois is seeking a unification fight with Terri Harper in 2025 and was unimpressed with her win over Rhiannon Dixon
Promoter Ben Shalom points out that Dubois has other options to fight as early as March 7.
“The idea is that she will fight on women’s night and it will be a big fight,” Shalom said Sky Sports.
“We want to become undisputed in the division. We think we can do that this year.”
He believes Dubois’ next fight should be a unification. “The focus for us is to get another belt. Obviously you have Terri Harper, you have Beatriz Ferreira (the IBF champion) and you probably have Stephanie Han (for the vacant) WBA title,” Shalom said. .
“You’ve got those three on the list, Rhiannon Dixon on the list too. This is a great British race. So she’s got options.”
Shalom expects to fight Harper sometime in 2025. “I think that’s going to happen this year. I think we’re going to see it this year,” he said.
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Caroline Dubois says she doesn’t need a fight against Katie Taylor as she looks to leave her own legacy in boxing, having been crowned the new WBC lightweight champion
“I think they’re open to it. It’s going to be expensive because nobody really wants to fight Caroline. I think it’s the toughest fight in the division for everybody and it’s a money fight for anybody.
“She’s built a lot of hype around her. She’s a big name, a lot of people see her as the next face of women’s boxing and that means fighters want big payoffs to face Caroline Dubois.
“That’s what Terri Harper wants and I think that fight will happen this year.”
Natasha Jonas fights Lauren Price for the welterweight world title unification on March 7th live at Sky Sports.
