Caroline Dubois is ready for her likelihood to field for the WBC light-weight world championship that Katie Taylor holds.
Taylor’s final three fights have all been for the undisputed super-lightweight championship. But it surely’s meant the WBC light-weight belt hasn’t been contested for over two years.
Dubois has risen to develop into the WBC’s Interim titlist at 135lbs and so will ultimately be entitled to struggle for his or her full world championship. Firstly although Taylor must determine which division she is going to proceed to compete in.
“I’m mandatory to the belt. Katie needs to either come back down and fight me or let the belt go,” Dubois instructed Sky Sports activities.
“She hasn’t fought for the belt for over a yr now. It appears obvious that she’s not going to come back again right down to 135lbs. So she’s simply hoarding the belt, stopping me in my tracks and my future and my profession, for what goal?
“She’s completed so properly in her profession, she’s fought Amanda Serrano, I am positive she’s going to need the trilogy, that is going to be a giant cash struggle. However that might be at 140lbs.
“So there’s no business even holding onto the belt. Just let it go and I get on with my career and she can get on with hers.”
Her message to Taylor is: “Now it’s my turn. It’s my turn to come through, do the same thing, become undisputed at 135lbs.”
If Taylor does vacate the light-weight title, Dubois wish to field Rhiannon Dixon, the WBC’s No 1 ranked contender, for the total championship after which unify in opposition to new WBO titlist Terri Harper subsequent yr.
“I would like to fight Rhiannon Dixon,” Dubois mentioned. “I’m sure she’s going to want to have a chance to get back into world title contention.
“I do not suppose there’s many conditions the place you lose your belt after which in your subsequent struggle you get one other world title shot. Take it or depart it.
“Another chance for her to redeem herself and become world champion and if not, then I will take the next hardest competition.”
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Caroline Dubois is searching for a unification bout with Terri Harper in 2025 and was unimpressed along with her win over Rhiannon Dixon
Dubois would welcome a high-profile unification with Harper. “Of course,” Dubois mentioned. “That belt is mine. She’s holding on to it for now. She knows her heart isn’t in the game, her mind isn’t in the game.
“She’s tried to tug it collectively as a lot as doable however she’s confirmed her character, which is stop. She crumbles underneath stress and I believe she desires me to come back take that belt off her and I believe that is what is going on to occur.
“I think she wants a payday and a chance to sail off into the sunset.”
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Amanda Serrano’s promoter, Nakisa Bidarian, did determine Dubois as a doable future opponent for the American star.
“They’ve seen my potential. I bring something new to the game as well,” Dubois mentioned.
“To finally get the belt at 135lbs would be something that I’m sure she’d be very happy about. I would give her that opportunity, I would give her that shot if she was willing to take it.
“Individuals need to under-estimate me and say I am not within the massive leagues, I am not but up there. I get it, I have not bought a full world title and I have not been concerned in, for example, a giant struggle.
“But in terms of skill, ability, pedigree, in terms of all of that I’m there. I believe I’m there.”
