Caroline Dubois is ready for Katie Taylor and Mikaela Mayer this year, says promoter Ben Shalom | Boxing News
Caroline Dubois is an bold, fast-rising prospect. Already she desires to tackle the most important names attainable, says promoter Ben Shalom.
On Friday June 16 at London’s York Corridor, stay on Sky Sports activities, Dubois will struggle Yanina del Carmen Lescano, the Argentinian ranked at No 2 by the WBC.
Dubois, although nonetheless younger and at an early stage of her personal skilled profession, desires to drive her manner into the world title image as a compulsory challenger for one of many main belts.
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Caroline Dubois was upset with the damaging struggle in opposition to Feriche Mashaury and is wanting ahead to the subsequent one
Though Katie Taylor misplaced most not too long ago to Chantelle Cameron that was up at super-lightweight and the Irish star stays the undisputed champion at 135lbs.
BOXXER promoter Ben Shalom, who represents Dubois, thinks the Londoner will quickly be within the combine on the highest degree.
He believes taking the Lescano struggle subsequent demonstrates that.
“That exhibits the place she’s going to be going,” Shalom advised Sky Sports activities. “She’s a phenomenon.
“For me Caroline Dubois is prepared for Katie Taylor this 12 months,” the BOXXER CEO continued.
“She is able to go. Lescano is a giant struggle for somebody of their seventh professional struggle. That is Caroline eager to make statements and make statements early in in her profession as properly.”
Taylor is broadly anticipated to rematch Cameron but it surely’s but to be decided whether or not she is going to return to 135lbs to defend her 4 titles there.
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Caroline Dubois comes firing out of the blocks within the first spherical as she stops Sofia Rodriguez after solely 60 seconds
“I feel Chantelle confirmed she [Taylor] is extra snug [at lightweight]. I do anticipate the rematch to occur at light-weight,” Shalom mentioned.
“It will be an incredible passing of the torch to probably get Caroline Dubois in with Katie Taylor earlier than she retires. [Dubois] is a particular expertise and somebody that turned over so younger. You take a look at the opposite fighters and what they’ve achieved of their 30s however that is somebody at 22 years previous that is displaying horrifying potential.”
With Dubois being so younger, Shalom is aware of she has actual longevity within the sport.
“She might be a professional for 15 years. She’s received a lot starvation for it, she genuinely desires to make historical past. She at all times says to me: ‘I am the primary, I am the primary fighter,'” Shalom mentioned.
“She desires to win a number of world titles. She desires to be a multi-weight world champion. She’s going to do issues, I consider, that have not been carried out earlier than by a British fighter. It is thrilling as a result of she’s 22 years previous however the confidence that she has and has developed over the previous 12 months and the way in which she’s growing bodily is kind of one thing.
“Hopefully we are able to construct her proper and construct her so she will be able to promote out arenas. The basic instance is Savannah Marshall and the way she constructed a following prior to now 12, 18 months. That is what ladies’s boxing wants,” he added.
Dubois dominated Feriche Mashaury over three rounds in her final struggle
“Caroline has the potential and the longevity to have the ability to obtain that and I consider she’ll beat everybody and anybody, it is simply taking the suitable fights on the proper time.”
These bouts with Mikaela Mayer, Katie Taylor and even perhaps Chantelle Cameron are future targets for Dubois.
“She desires to struggle Mikaela Mayer this 12 months, she desires to struggle Katie Taylor,” Shalom mentioned.
“She desires the large names, figuring out Caroline she’ll need Chantelle Cameron, she’ll need them within the subsequent 12 months.
“I do know she desires Mikaela in December. That is what we will attempt to do for her and hopefully we are able to ship it.
“It is superb to see from when she was nervous on her debut in Cardiff,” he continued. “To now be 12 months later the place she desires to headline exhibits and struggle Mikaela Mayer.
“It exhibits she now is aware of how highly effective she is on the weight and the way harmful she is.
“She’s going to get pleasure from it and she or he’s going to do superb issues.”
