Caroline Dubois will fight Maira Moneo on August 3 on the undercard of Zak Chelli-Callum Simpson after signing what has been described as a “long-term promotional pact” with Boxxer.
The 23-year-old fights to win the WBC interim lightweight title, and therefore to become a potential challenger to the full champion Katie Taylor, at Oakwell Football Ground – where Chelli and Simpson contest Chelli’s British and Commonwealth super-middleweight titles.
“I’m very happy to have signed a new deal with BOXXER, Ben Shalom and Sky Sports,” Dubois said. “For me, it’s the biggest platform and I’ve been impressed with the amount they’ve invested in me and in female boxing.
“I’m ready to announce myself on the big stage. I want to be world champion. I want to be fighting for world titles against the likes of Rhiannon Dixon, Beatriz Ferreira and Katie Taylor. I want to unify the division. I want to be undisputed and then I want to move up in weight.
“I want to go all the way and to do something that has never been done before. I want to transform the sport of female boxing and to change the way it’s viewed to make sure it gets the respect it deserves.
“Moneo is a fight that can propel me to the next level. She’s game, she’s tough and she believes she’s going to win. She is going to bring that South American mentality, tenacity and energy. She has a lot of experience. She’s had a lot of fights so I don’t think she’s going to be overawed. She’s going to be aggressive and non-stop punching and I’m ready and I’m excited for that.
“Every time I step in the ring, I want to do damage. I want to excite people. I want people to say: ‘Wow, that Caroline Dubois, she’s something special!’ I want my name to be in their minds and on their lips. Whether it’s a knockout or a ten-round beatdown, I want to be the standout performance of the night, and on August 3rd, I’m coming to steal the show.
“After this fight, I will be on a collision course with Katie Taylor. I will be the interim champion, her mandatory and unless she vacates, we’re fighting next.”
Uruguay’s Moneo, 31, is confronting perhaps the world’s finest young female fighter, and she said: “I am looking forward to coming to the UK to fight Caroline Dubois. She is a very good fighter, and deserves my respect, but she has never faced anyone like ‘La Panterita’.
“I will show her why I’m the interim 135lbs champion. I promise, I will be bringing the belts back home to Uruguay and Argentina with me.”
Dubois, the younger brother of the IBF heavyweight champion Daniel, is among Boxxer’s most valuable assets, and the promotional organisation’s figurehead Ben Shalom said: “This is an opportunity for Caroline to realise her dream and set up a fight with one of the biggest names in the sport in what can be a real passing-of-the-torch moment.”
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