Caroline Dubois and Terri Harper took to the scales forward of their world championship unification on Sunday.
They weighed in at Kensington’s Olympia, the historic venue that can host a stacked invoice of girls’s world title fights, stay on Sky Sports activities on Sunday.
After each made weight – with Harper fractionally the heavier, 134lbs 6oz to Dubois’ 134lbs 2oz – they went just about nostril to nostril at their ultimate face off earlier than breaking away.
The jibes exchanged between Dubois and Harper have grown more and more vicious as their contest for the WBC and WBO light-weight titles has drawn nearer. Their clashes throughout the week of the combat have threatened to get bodily as they jostled one another for place in entrance of the cameras.
Dubois had beforehand flexed together with her elbow in entrance of Harper’s face and the latter made certain to do the identical as they posed for photos.
However the pre-fight psychological skirmishes will now come to an finish. The competition itself is now one night time away. “It’s all about tomorrow, it’s not about the elbows, it’s all about the fists,” Harper stated.
“It’s the weight I feel most comfortable at,” she added. “I am blissful.
“I just told her I’m excited to punch her in the face.”
Dubois is set to again up her phrases. “A win is the most important thing but I believe I win by knockout,” she stated. “I’ve grown, I’ve gotten big, I’ve gotten strong, I can’t wait.
“We’re right here now, we have finished the toughest half which is making the burden, we’re right here, we’re prepared, we’re able to combat.”
Ellie Scotney stands to become the UK’s youngest undisputed champion, male or female, in the four-belt era, if she can unify Mayelli Flores’ WBA championship with the IBF, WBC and WBO titles she already holds.
Scotney appeared grave after which broke right into a beaming smile as she received her battle with the scales, weighing 121lbs 8oz.
Flores is brief however broad and a powerful, aggressive world champion. She was 121lbs 2oz and is seeking to make historical past of her personal and turn out to be Mexico’s first-ever feminine undisputed champion.
“As soon as I came to London my objective was to be that,” Flores stated. “[My baggage allowance is] no problem, I’ll leave my clothes here and take that extra belt!”
“I’m ready to fight,” Scotney warned her. “More than ready.
“All of the belts, all of the marbles.”
Chantelle Cameron and Michaela Kotaskova will make some boxing historical past themselves on Sunday at Olympia. They may meet within the first ladies’s world title combat to be fought over three-minute rounds on UK soil.
Cameron, the previous undisputed super-lightweight champion, can also be gunning to turn out to be a two-weight world titlist when she fights Kotaskova for the vacant WBO super-welterweight championship.
Cameron, shifting as much as the division for the primary time, was effectively below the burden restrict at 148lbs 2oz, with Kotaskova not a lot heavier at 150lbs 1oz.
“I’ve been working hard in the gym getting ready for the three minute rounds and I’ve got the engine so it’s all paying off,” Cameron stated. “Three-minute rounds suits me way more.”
However Kotaskova stated: “I’m going to go all in, it’s a huge opportunity for me.
“I will do my finest.”
Emma Dolan (114lbs 4oz) challenges for a world title for the first time in her career when she takes on Mexican police officer, lawyer and IBF super-flyweight champion Irma Garcia (113lbs 8oz).
Dolan, who has already won Commonwealth and British titles, will open the televised show on Sunday.
“I am simply going to do what I do finest, go in there and take over,” she declared. “I deliver an thrilling model, it should be an amazing combat so tune in.”
Watch Caroline Dubois vs Terri Harper and Ellie Scotney vs Mayelli Flores stay on Sky Sports activities from 7pm on Sunday.

