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Caroline Dubois vs Terri Harper – results and post-fight report
Caroline Dubois became the unified WBC and WBO lightweight champion, defeating Terri Harper en route to a unanimous decision victory on Sunday in Olympia.
Dubois (13-0-1, 5 KO) defeated Harper (16-3-2, 6 KO) in the sixth round with a sturdy left hand and survived a good streak at the end and secured a certain victory.
Both teams experienced a frosty atmosphere, although both champions eliminated each other in the first few rounds, with Dubois struggling to put her opponent down.
Harper was having some success on offense and was dodging Dubois’ attacks at first.
However, the 25-year-old found her range in the middle of the match and scored the decisive break.
A thrust followed by a left hand knocked the Denaba resident down.
‘Belter’ defeated the count and the bell rang, much to her relief.
Blood was streaming down Harper’s face nine seconds after the headbutt, although she bravely kept the pressure on, feeling her time as world champion would be circumscribed if she couldn’t change the vigorous.
In a nail-biting final round, both men traded frantically, although the knockout that Harper so desperately needed didn’t seem likely despite her success.
Two scores of 98-91 and another 97-92 secured her the crown as the unified WBC and WBO lightweight champion.
Ellie Scotney became the undisputed super bantamweight champion with a dominant scoring performance over Mayella Flores in a thrilling bout.
Scotney entered the competition as the WBC, IBF and WBO champion and fought to take the WBA belt from Flores.
The home favorite was under constant pressure from the Mexican, who was trading feverishly throughout, but thanks to Scotney’s superior skills and counter-attacks, Scotney emerged victorious and became the youngest undisputed champion, either male or female, in the four-belt era, with two scores of 100-90 and one of 96-94.
Cameron is the world champion
Chantelle Cameron became world champion once again, winning the vacant WBO super welterweight title with a comfortable points victory over Michaela Kotaskova.
Cameron secured victory with two scores of 99-91 and another 100-90, confirming her dominance.
The 34-year-old faced unified WBC, IBF and WBA champion Mikaela Mayer, with the pair on course for an undisputed title bout.
Emma Dolan’s hopes of becoming a world champion were dashed after a third-round defeat to IBF super flyweight champion Irma Garcia.
Chloe Watson suffered her third defeat in four fights, ahead of Finland’s Teresa Makinen.
Former world champion Shannon Courtenay won her third straight fight, defeating Sasha Booker in the third round of their super flyweight clash.
Nigerian Elizabeth Oshoba remained undefeated, also winning in the third round against Chelsey Arnell.
Prospective super lightweight Arjon Basi made it three straight career wins by defeating Jake Price in the second round.
In the super bantamweight division, Harvey Smith defeated Juan Alberto Batista on points, and Gemma Paige Richardson did the same in a lightweight meeting with Johana Rajmont.
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Anthony Joshua won’t be leaving boxing any time soon.
Joshua returns to the ring on July 25 in Saudi Arabia against Kristian Prengi, ahead of a thrilling clash with long-time rival Tyson Fury in November.
The two-time world heavyweight champion was expected to potentially end his career after his long-awaited clash with Fury, but the 36-year-old insists he can continue for another four years, even opening the door to a potential clash with the rising 21-year-old heavyweight champion, Moses This is going to hurt.
“For me, maybe until I’m 40,” Joshua told reporters.
“It’s only been about three or four years.
“I’ll be 37 in October, so it’s only three years, it’ll go by quickly.
“Of course it will be challenging, but I definitely think I’m tough enough to do it.
“Why not, why not? I’m definitely more mature.”
“AJ” will fight for the first time since the sixth-round knockout of Jake Paul in Miami in December.
The Watford player took a break from the sport after he was involved in a devastating road accident in Nigeria 10 days later that killed two of his close friends, Latif “Latz” Ayodele and Sina Ghami.
Joshua, who met Prenga face-to-face earlier this week, said he strongly supports parents Ayodele and Ghami.
“You’ll never get over it, but you’ll gain perspective in life,” he said BBC Sport.
“Life sometimes teaches you humility. You never know your fate.
“As a soldier, I stand powerful in defense of their parents.
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“First of all, it’s not about me.
“I think it’s crucial to put parents first at this time.
“I will have time to grieve, but I know that right now my heart and mind say that their parents are my main priority.”
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Joshua’s fight against Prenga will take place at the Jeddah Superdome.
Fury, who retired in April to defeat Arslanbek Makhmudov, is scheduled to have another warm-up fight on August 1.
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Chris Billam-Smith returns to his hometown of Bournemouth to headline the inaugural Zuffa Boxing UK event against Ryan Rozicki on Saturday.
Billam-Smith is taking on Rozicki at the Bournemouth International Center and the bill is being broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK and Paramount+ in the US.
“The Gentleman” is fighting in Bournemouth for the first time since he forced Mateusz Masternak to retire in the eighth round during the first defense of his WBO cruiserweight title.
After taking revenge on Richard Riakporhe in a rematch, the 35-year-old dropped the heavyweight belt lost by unanimous decision to Zurdo Ramirez in reunification in 2024
Billam-Smith (21-2, 13 KO) returned to winning ways after a points victory over Brandon Glanton in his last appearance in April last year.
Rozicki (21-1-1, 20 KO) has lost only once in his 23 professional fights, overtaken by Oscar Rivas in the fight for the WBC bridgeweight crown in 2021.
“The Bruiser” previously fought for the WBC interim cruiserweight title and drew against Yamil Alberto Peralta.
The 31-year-old Canadian returned to winning ways after knocking out Gerardo Mellado in the second round in March and will enter Saturday’s fight as the number one contender in the WBC rankings.
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Massey meets Clarke
Jack Massey meets Cheavon Clarke at the cruiserweight crossroads.
Massey (23-3, 13 KO) was knocked out by Opetaia in his fight for the 2024 IBF cruiserweight crown, but got back into the win column in November with a fourth-round stoppage of Ivan Gabriel Garcia.
Clarke (11-2, 8 KO), a 2020 Olympian, saw his progress ponderous after consecutive losses to Leonardo Mosquea and Viddal Riley.
After returning to play in December, the 35-year-old knocked out Anthony Holloway in the fourth round.
Undercard remaining
Lee Cutler (15-2, 7 KO) from Bournemouth moves to middleweight and can return to winning ways thanks to a points victory over Aaron Sutton (19-2, 3 KO).
Heavyweight Ivan Dychko (15-1, 14 KO) was defeated by Jermaine Franklin in September, but should bounce back by handing Harvey Dykes (7-0-1) his first loss after the break.
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Stephen McKenna (15-1, 14 KO) hasn’t fought since his loss to Cutler in 2024, but he should return after his victory over Casey James Streeter (15-3-2, 6 KO) in the middleweight division.
In the third middleweight fight, Sam Hickey (4-0, 1 KO) can break the undefeated record of Todd Tompkins (4-0) by scoring points.
Airy heavyweight Leon Hughes (4-0, 3 KO) and welterweight Alex Macmillan (3-0, 2 KO) should secure victories in their respective fights via stoppage.
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Ed Pereira described how through IVisitBoxing he hopes to aid change the sport for the future.
Pereira is promoting IVisitBoxing’s next appearance on July 11 in San Francisco.
The promoter spoke to proboxing-fans.com about his journey to the boxing world after great success with his other ventures, including IVisit Media.
Pereira truly introduced himself to the boxing world last May when he, along with Turki Alalshikh and Riyadh Season, promoted an event in the middle of Times Square.
The event featured some of the sport’s biggest names, including Teofimo Lopez, Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney and Rolando Romero, with a world title fight topping the bill.
Pereira reflected on the event and spoke honestly about how it all happened.
“Times Square was an incredible experience because of how tough it was to create.
“People were disconnected from the experience, and that’s what I felt: I want people to be engaged.”
He also revealed what message he carries in his company and what is most essential to him when promoting events throughout the United States.
“Make something and then show it to as many people as possible. And I’m still doing it, 30 years later.”
He talked about how he believes boxing impacts the lives of individuals, from the fighters themselves to the audience, and why accessibility in sport is so essential.
“Boxing doesn’t just change people’s lives – it changes the way the world sees people.
“That’s the power of boxing.”
IVB and Pereira’s next appearance will be on July 11, with the main event being Anthony Olascuaga’s fight against Andy Dominguez Velasquez.
The fight card will be on display at the Civic Center and a wide range of tickets will be available, including a free section allowing anyone to watch the fights. Pereira hopes to break the boxing attendance record of 135, 132 set in 1941 by Tony Zale vs. Billy Pryor.
“For me, San Francisco is the story of every single person on that card.
“Boxing is not broken.
“We need to make boxing more open to everyone.
“It’s about affordability. It’s about accessibility.
“That’s why we stick with YouTube. That’s why we stick with TikTok.”
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