Dubois drops Harper to claim WBC and WBO belts as Scotney collects all four titles at 122 on same card
Caroline Dubois outpointed Terri Harper to unify the WBC and WBO lightweight titles in London. Ellie Scotney also made history on the card, outpointing Mayelli Flores to become undisputed champion at 122 pounds.
The card delivered multiple title results, with three champions emerging across the divisions.
Dubois set the pace early, stepping in behind straight shots and combinations to keep Harper on the back foot. The sixth round changed the fight when Dubois landed a clean one-two that sent Harper to the canvas. From there, she built her lead with consistent work, keeping her feet set and letting combinations go while limiting Harper’s counters. Scores of 98-91 twice and 97-92 reflected her command across the rounds. With two belts in hand, Dubois is now central to every major fight at lightweight.
“I got a lot of time for Katie. I think she’s a legend. If she said Caroline Dubois, let’s do this, you know. If she wants to test herself against me, I would jump at the opportunity. Who wouldn’t?”
“I’m interested in Alycia ‘The Bomb’ Baumgardner. I believe it’s me. That’s the fight I want by the end of the year.”
Earlier on the card, Ellie Scotney secured all four super bantamweight belts with a disciplined decision over Mayelli Flores. Scotney met pressure with straight shots and tight combinations, keeping her work clean and consistent over ten rounds. Scores of 96-94 and 100-90 twice underlined the difference in accuracy and shot selection as she completed the set of belts at 122.
“If you want to become undisputed, being in that 1% club, you’ve got to go through whatever it takes. And I had that mindset when I went through that ring. Whatever it took, I was going to become undisputed.”
“All props to her. I went and saw her straight away afterwards giving her belt back and she said rematch. I said, ‘No, thank you.’”
Chantelle Cameron added another belt to the night, outpointing Michaela Kotaskova over ten rounds to win the vacant WBO junior middleweight title. Cameron pressed the fight, let her hands go in combinations, and kept Kotaskova reacting throughout. Scores of 100-90 and 99-91 twice reflected her workrate and cleaner punching as she became a two-division world champion. Cameron called out Mikaela Mayer in the ring after the decision.
Irma Garcia retained her IBF junior bantamweight title with a third-round stoppage of Emma Dolan. Two knockdowns in the second round set the tone before the referee stepped in at 1:23 of round three after more clean shots forced the finish.
Shannon Courtenay also secured a third-round stoppage, dropping Sasha Booker twice before the referee halted the contest after sustained pressure and clean punching.
On the undercard, Teresa Makinen edged Chloe Watson 77-75 over eight rounds in a competitive bantamweight fight, while Elizabeth Oshoba stopped Chelsey Arnell in three rounds to strengthen her position at featherweight.
Arjon Basi remained unbeaten with a second-round knockout of Jake Price, Gemma Richardson won a six-round decision over Johana Rajmont (60-54), and Harvey Smith opened the card with a four-round points win against Juan Batista.
Three titles changed hands, one undisputed champion was crowned, and the lightweight division now centers on Caroline Dubois as the next fights begin to take shape.