Caroline Dubois was impressed by Katie Taylor and the primary ladies’s Olympic boxing champions when she was a toddler. However now Dubois is trying to pressure a combat with Taylor, and intends to proceed calling out the Irish celebrity.
If Dubois can beat Maira Moneo of their combat on Saturday, stay on Sky Sports activities, she’s going to win the WBC interim light-weight title. Whereas Taylor is presently boxing within the division above, she nonetheless holds the WBC’s full world championship at 135lbs.
“When I win this fight Saturday I will be her mandatory. So she’s got two options. Either vacate or fight me and it’s as simple as that,” Dubois informed Sky Sports activities.
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Dubois seems forward to her combat in opposition to Moneo and predicts she’s going to win the competition by a knockout
“I need to keep calling her name just so people know I’m about it and I’m serious.
“For those who do not converse out individuals overlook about you. Katie is aware of what’s up.”
Moneo, although, guarantees to be a tough opponent on Saturday. The Uruguayan’s sole skilled defeat was on account of a head-butt disqualification.
However Dubois warned that if Moneo tries any foul techniques: “I will do them proper again.
“I’m going to punch her up and knock her out.”
Dubois must ship. However she says: “I focus on stepping in the ring and kicking ass. That’s my focus. If I care about how I look when I step in the ring and how I perform, there’s no pressure.
“If I win individuals will discuss me. If I lose, then individuals overlook about me. So the main focus is on profitable and the way I win.”
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Dubois exhibits her eagerness for a showdown with Katie Taylor after her combat in opposition to Moneo
Though Dubois is a younger skilled, she turned used to excessive expectations as a stellar newbie. She was undefeated as a youth and junior, profitable world and European championships in her rise via these classes.
She solely met defeat for the primary time as a senior boxer, however endured her most painful loss, when she exited the final Olympic Video games earlier than reaching the medal phases.
However she is satisfied now that that have will assist her in future.
“People started realising this girl is undefeated every time I turned up to a tournament,” Dubois stated. “I began worrying about not shedding versus profitable and I believe that is the issue.
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Dubois outclassed Miranda Reyes however couldn’t discover a stoppage regardless of touchdown loads of hurtful combos
“There is a difference. I just think learning from that experience I need to be more concerned about winning than I am about losing.
“I keep in mind being a child at 11 years outdated watching Katie, Claressa [Shields] and Nicola [Adams]. I wished to go to the Olympics after watching them at London. I wished to win gold after watching them at London.
“They ignited that dream, ever since I was a little kid, up until I was 20 that’s all I ever wanted… To let it slip, it hurt a lot and it taught me a lot.”
Now she makes positive she is constructive and aggressive when she takes on her opponents. That is what Moneo can anticipate after they combat on Saturday.
With opponents like this, Dubois stated: “You have to fight because everybody wants to win.
“All they’ve is the hassle and the need they usually carry that each time and you need to match it.
“You have to want it more than them, you have to train harder than them and be more skilful than them. And that’s what I do each and every time.”
Watch Maira Moneo vs Caroline Dubois stay on Sky Sports activities Motion from 7.30pm on Saturday August 3.
