Caroline Dubois will likely be ringside subsequent to Jake Paul for Stephanie Han’s rematch with Holly Holm this weekend and will battle the winner subsequent, MVP chief govt Nakisa Bidarian has revealed.
WBA light-weight champion Han defends her title towards Holm for the second time, 4 months on from their contentious first assembly.
Holm, who was behind on all three judges’ scorecards, misplaced by unanimous technical resolution after a conflict of heads opened a lower on her brow that compelled a seventh‑spherical stoppage in Puerto Rico.
Dubois is chasing the following piece of the undisputed puzzle, having unified the WBC, WBO and Ring Journal light-weight belts along with her victory over Terri Harper in April. Bidarian revealed that Han could possibly be subsequent.
“Caroline Dubois is coming into the US for the fight,” he informed Sky Sports activities. “She’ll be ringside with Jake and me and will likely be watching carefully.
“This, of course, is her division, so one of them could be her future opponent. Whether it’s that fight or Elif Turhan next, the idea is for her to continue unifying and eventually become undisputed.”
Requested who would come out on high in El Paso this Saturday, Bidarian added: “It should be a detailed battle.
“Stephanie has the hometown advantage. It’s a sold‑out venue with over 7,500 people in the building. Every seat will be full. Holly has been in those types of positions before and prevailed.”
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Claressa Shields mentioned Dubois may even eclipse her personal achievements
Holm is out to avenge what was the primary skilled lack of her 40‑battle profession.
Victory may set her on a trajectory to face Dubois, a fighter she admires, however she is refusing to look past the duty at hand this weekend.
On Dubois, Holm informed Sky Sports activities: “I think she’s done well. I think she’s definitely a fighter too – making a statement in the boxing world, very tough, and a lot of respect.
“I am all the time open to something. I simply need to deal with this battle; it is the one one promised as a result of every thing is determined by what occurs. So I am centered on that, after which we’ll see what doorways open after.”
