Caroline Dubois is gunning for the WBC light-weight world championship and the present holder of the belt, Irish boxing legend Katie Taylor.
Dubois fights Maira Moneo for the WBC’s interim light-weight title on Saturday August 3, reside on Sky Sports activities.
Nonetheless the Londoner desires the total world championship at 135lbs, which Taylor nonetheless holds though the Irish star has been working at super-lightweight, 140lbs, the place she is now the undisputed world champion after avenging her sole professional loss to Chantelle Cameron.
Victory over Moneo would set up Dubois because the necessary challenger for the WBC light-weight world title.
“You’ve got the veteran holding on to the belt that they haven’t fought for in over a year. It’s frustrating for people like me because we’re just waiting around for what somebody else decides,” Dubois instructed Sky Sports activities.
“The winner of this is going to be mandatory to fight Katie Taylor. It’s a good position to be in and we’re going to see what happens.”
Taylor was additionally the undisputed champion at light-weight. Though she has now vacated the IBF and WBO titles, she nonetheless holds the WBA belt as properly the WBC title at 135lbs. Taylor is because of struggle Amanda Serrano afterward this 12 months however at 140lbs.
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Caroline Dubois outclassed Miranda Reyes however couldn’t discover a stoppage regardless of touchdown loads of hurtful combos
“She’s holding the belts hostage, so frustrating for someone like me, frustrating for people in my position but we’re just going to have to wait and see what happens. Hopefully she vacates or next fight, God willing, we fight her,” Dubois declared. “It will be a mega fight.
“Everyone desires the large fish and Katie’s in all probability the most important fish for a very long time.
“The winner of this [Moneo] fight is mandatory.
“If [Taylor] is not going to struggle, she has to vacate,” Dubois continued. “We’re the brand new faces coming via.
“Me and other girls like me, we are the new faces to take those spots.”
‘Vicious and thrilling’
Dubois is set to dominate Moneo of their August 3 conflict on the Oakwell stadium in Barnsley.
The one loss on the Uruguayan’s file is a disqualification on account of a headbutt on Yanina Lescano, a shared opponent and world title challenger whom Dubois beat final 12 months.
Dubois is anticipating Moneo to make use of related tough home techniques towards her.
“I believe that she will resort to that when I start winning and winning easily. The only way she’s going to have any success is by getting messy and dirty and rough and rugged and trying to throw me down and stuff like that. That’s the only way,” Dubois stated.
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The Briton believes that may all stand her in good stead. “She’s aggressive, non-stop, fights with her heart on her sleeve, just going to be in your face. I think it’s a great fight. I think it’s great preparation for what’s next,” Dubois stated.
Nonetheless she guarantees: “You’ll see what you always see. You will see vicious, exciting, skilful and classy Caroline Dubois step in the ring and do what I’ve been doing. I’m going to try and go for the knockout and be as exciting as I can for the fans.
“If it comes it comes, if it do not, it do not. All I would like is a beatdown and actually put Moneo in her place and let it’s recognized that I am ranges above.”
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