WBC and WBO lightweight belts on the line April 5 in London, live on Sky Sports
Caroline Dubois faces Terri Harper on April 5 in London for the WBC and WBO lightweight titles. The winner leaves with two belts and control of the division at 135.
Dubois (12-0-1, 5 KOs) addressed the moment without hedging, tying her plans directly to the championship structure at 135 pounds. “I called her irrelevant because I believe that she is.”
Harper (16-2-2, 6 KOs) spoke from the position of a boxer who has rebuilt form after setbacks and understands how timing changes once rounds accumulate. “I feel like this fight is the perfect time in my career.” She has logged rounds at multiple weights, and that experience tends to surface once a bout drifts past the middle frames where pace control becomes decisive.
Ellie Scotney (11-0) enters a super bantamweight title clash with Mayelli Flores (13-1-1, 4 KOs) and stated her aim plainly: “April the 5th, I’ll become undisputed champion in front of my home crowd.” Her route through the division has come against belt holders rather than vacancies, a path matchmakers usually read as readiness for longer tactical fights.
Chantelle Cameron (21-1-0, 8 KOs) steps into a WBO super welterweight title opportunity against Michaela Kotaskova (11-0-2, 4 KOs) after returning to familiar training ground. She described the timing in simple terms, saying, “It wasn’t in the plan, but it’s just worked out.” Emma Dolan (8-0, 1 KO) meets Irma Garcia (25-5-1, 5 KOs) for the IBF super flyweight title, adding another sanctioning body belt to a card already heavy with championship consequence.
Expect Dubois to establish the jab early and step around Harper’s lead side before releasing compact right hands. If Harper disrupts rhythm with lateral movement and extends exchanges into the late rounds, her seasoning becomes a factor on the cards. If Dubois holds range and keeps punch totals efficient, the younger champion likely leaves with the unified position intact.
Date: April 5
Start time: 7 pm local, 7 pm ET, 12 am UK
Streaming platform: Sky Sports
Venue: London, England
Fight card: Caroline Dubois vs Terri Harper, 12 rounds, unified lightweight titles; Ellie Scotney vs Mayelli Flores, 12 rounds, super bantamweight titles; Chantelle Cameron vs Michaela Kotaskova, 10 rounds, WBO super welterweight title; Irma Garcia vs Emma Dolan, 10 rounds, IBF super flyweight title