Caroline Dubois is ready for her probability 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. Nevertheless it’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 finally be entitled to battle for his or her full world championship. Firstly although Taylor must determine which division she is going to proceed to compete in.
“I am obligatory to the belt. Katie must both come again down and battle me or let the belt go,” Dubois instructed Sky Sports activities.
“She hasn’t fought for the belt for over a 12 months 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 function?
“She’s accomplished so nicely in her profession, she’s fought Amanda Serrano, I am positive she’s going to need the trilogy, that is going to be an enormous cash battle. However that will likely be at 140lbs.
“So there is no enterprise even holding onto the belt. Simply let it go and I get on with my profession and she will be able to get on with hers.”
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Her message to Taylor is: “Now it is my flip. It is my flip to come back via, do the identical factor, develop into undisputed at 135lbs.”
If Taylor does vacate the light-weight title, Dubois want 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 12 months.
“I want to battle Rhiannon Dixon,” Dubois mentioned. “I am positive she’s going to wish to have an opportunity to get again into world title competition.
“I do not suppose there’s many conditions the place you lose your belt after which in your subsequent battle you get one other world title shot. Take it or depart it.
“One other probability for her to redeem herself and develop into world champion and if not, then I’ll take the subsequent hardest competitors.”
Caroline Dubois is searching for a unification bout with Terri Harper in 2025 and was unimpressed together with her win over Rhiannon Dixon
Dubois would welcome a high-profile unification with Harper. “After all,” Dubois mentioned. “That belt is mine. She’s holding on to it for now. She is aware of her coronary heart is not within the recreation, her thoughts is not within the recreation.
“She’s tried to drag it collectively as a lot as potential however she’s confirmed her character, which is give up. She crumbles below strain and I feel she desires me to come back take that belt off her and I feel that is what is going on to occur.
“I feel she desires a payday and an opportunity to sail off into the sundown.”
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Amanda Serrano’s promoter, Nakisa Bidarian, did determine Dubois as a potential future opponent for the American star.
“They’ve seen my potential. I deliver one thing new to the sport as nicely,” Dubois mentioned.
“To lastly get the belt at 135lbs could be one thing that I am positive she’d be very glad about. I’d give her that chance, I’d give her that shot if she was prepared to take it.
“Folks wish to under-estimate me and say I am not within the large 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, to illustrate, an enormous battle.
“However when it comes to ability, capability, pedigree, when it comes to all of that I am there. I consider I am there.”
