Caroline Sara Dubois[1] (born 11 January 2001[2]) is a British professional boxer. She has held the WBC women's lightweight world title since December 2024. As an amateur Dubois was Youth Olympic champion, World Youth champion and four-times European Youth champion.[3] She is the younger sister of heavyweight boxing world champion Daniel Dubois.
Caroline Dubois | |||||||||||||||
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 Dubois at the 2018 Youth Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Born | Caroline Sara Dubois 11 January 2001 London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Other names | Sweet Caroline | ||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Lightweight | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editDubois is one of eleven children. She was raised in a single-parent family by her father, a native of Grenada. [3]
Amateur career
editDubois started boxing at the age of nine. While there were all-girl amateur boxing clubs in her city, her father wanted her to practice at a top-flight club where her older brother Daniel had trained. For her first few months at Repton Amateur Boxing Club, Dubois pretended to be a boy named Colin.[3][4]
At the 2017 European Junior Championships, Dubois beat Nune Asatrian by unanimous points decision in the final to take the title.[5] The following year, she had a win at the English National Youth Championships (60 kg), with a unanimous points decision against Ellis Hopkins.[6]
She became England's first World Youth Champion by recording a win over Asatrian by unanimous points decision in August 2018, having previously won in her semi-final by unanimous decision against Rebeca Santos.[7] At the Girls' lightweight competition at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Dubois won the gold medal by beating Porntip Buapa in the final.[8]
The 2019 European Youth Championships in 2019 saw Dubois achieve a unanimous points win over Amina Abramova in their semi-final, before winning the title with a split decision against Asatrian in the final.[9] Her next fight was the final of the England Boxing National Youth Championships, which she won by unanimous decision against Wenessa Orczwk.[10] As of February 2020, Dubois was unbeaten, and expressed an ambition to turn professional.[11]
Dubois won the SportsAid One-to-Watch award for 2018, having been chosen from around 1,000 candidates across 60 sports nominated by their sport's governing bodies. She had previously been on the shortlist of ten for the 2017 award.[12] and was named BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year in 2019.[13]
She qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics at the 2020 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament, where she took the silver medal after losing to Kellie Harrington on a split decision in the final.[14] At the time of turning pro, Dubois had an amateur record of 37 wins and 3 losses.
Professional career
editIn February 2022, Dubois won her first professional bout against Vaida Masiokaite by a points decision.
In March 2022, Dubois had a first-round stoppage victory (49 seconds) over Martina Horgasz at Wembley Arena.
In December 2022 she beat her opponent, Rodriguez, by TKO at the 1st minute of the 1st round. [citation needed]
On September 30, 2023 in London, England Dubois defeated former WBA bantamweight title challenger Magali Rodriguez by unanimous decision and took the IBO lightweight belt.[15]
In July 2024, it was announced Dubois had signed a long-term promotional deal with Boxxer and would fight Maira Moneo for the interim WBC women's lightweight world title at Oakwell Stadium in Barnsley on 3 August that year.[16][17] She won by unanimous decision with the ringside judges scoring the fight 100-90, 100-89 and 99-90.[18][19][20]
On 11 December 2024, Dubois was upgraded to full WBC female lightweight champion after Katie Taylor vacated the title.[21][22]
Dubois is scheduled to defend her title against Jessica Camara at Park Community Arena in Sheffield on 11 January 2025.[23][24]
Achievements
edit- 2016 European junior champion (54 kg)[25]
- 2017 European junior champion (60 kg)[25]
- 2018 English National Youth Champion (60 kg)[6]
- 2018 European junior champion (60 kg)[26]
- 2018 Youth Olympic Games champions (Girls' lightweight)[8]
- 2018 World Women's Youth Champion (60 kg)[27]
- 2019 English National Youth Champion (60 kg)[10]
- 2019 European Women's Youth Champion (60 kg)[28]
Professional boxing record
edit| 10 fights | 10 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 5 | 0 |
| By decision | 5 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Maira Moneo | UD | 10 | 3 Aug 2024 | Oakwell Stadium, Barnsley, England | Retained IBO lightweight title; won Interim WBC lightweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Miranda Reyes | UD | 10 | 3 Feb 2024 | Wembley Arena, London, England | Retained IBO lightweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Magali Rodriguez | UD | 10 | 30 Sept 2023 | York Hall, London, England | Won vacant IBO lightweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Yanina del Carmen Lescano | PTS | 8 (8) | 16 Jun 2023 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Feriche Mashaury | TKO | 3 (8), 0:47 | 11 Feb 2023 | Wembley Arena, London, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Sofia Rodriguez | TKO | 1 (6), 1:00 | 17 Dec 2022 | Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Milena Koleva | TKO | 5 (6), 1:53 | 15 Oct 2022 | O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Happy Daudi | TKO | 3 (6), 0:36 | 30 Jul 2022 | Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Martina Horgasz | TKO | 1 (6), 0:49 | 26 Mar 2022 | Wembley Arena, London, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Vaida Masiokaite | PTS | 6 | 5 Feb 2022 | Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Dubois takes third GB boxing gold". BBC Sport. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Caroline Dubois Bio Information - PBC Boxing". FOX Sports. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ a b c Tomas, Fiona (10 January 2020). "Exclusive interview: Boxer Caroline Dubois on posing as a boy called 'Colin' and her dreams of turning pro". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ Kershaw, Tom (15 October 2018). "Youth Olympics 2018: Meet Caroline Dubois, Daniel's kid sister following in Wladimir Klitschko's footsteps". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ (registration required)"Euro Statement". Boxing News. 13 July 2017. p. 3 – via PressReader. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ a b Field, Gemma (18 February 2018). "National Youth Champions crowned on final day in Doncaster". englandboxing.org. England Boxing. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ (registration required)Dennen, John (6 September 2018). "Amateurs". Boxing News. p. 3 – via PressReader. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Caroline Dubois: Youth Olympic champion a star to cherish say Costello & Bunce". BBC Sport. 23 October 2018. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ (registration required)Dennen, John (12 September 2019). "Young England team continue remarkable winning streak". Boxing News. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ a b Halfpenny, Matt (25 February 2019). "England Boxing National Youth Championships 2019 – Finals Day report". englandboxing.org. England Boxing. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Caroline Dubois: British lightweight says women's professional boxing is 'lacking quality and depth'". BBC Sport. 11 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ Sansom, Dan (16 November 2018). "Boxer Caroline Dubois named SportsAid One-to-Watch winner". Sky Sports. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award: Caroline Dubois wins". BBC Sport. 24 November 2019. Archived from the original on 25 November 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Caroline Dubois takes silver at European qualifying event for Tokyo Games". South London Press. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (30 September 2023). "Caroline Dubois on top with decision against Magali Rodriguez". FIGHTMAG.
- ^ "Briton Dubois to fight for 'interim' WBC title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Caroline Dubois to face interim WBC champ Maira Moneo". ESPN. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Dubois outclasses Moneo to win WBC interim title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Caroline Dubois on course for Katie Taylor fight after beating Maira Moneo". The Independent. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Caroline Dubois becomes mandatory challenger to Katie Taylor's WBC lightweight title with victory over Maira Moneo". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Dubois upgraded to WBC lightweight champion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Caroline Dubois installed as WBC champion after Katie Taylor vacates". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Lightweight Dubois to fight Camara in January". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Simpson and Dubois to defend titles in Sheffield on January 11 live on Sky Sports". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ a b Whaley, Len (19 July 2017). "Boxing: Caroline Dubois set to follow in footsteps of brother Daniel after European junior success". Newham Recorder. Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ Field, Gemma. "English team concludes European with six medals". englandboxing.org. GB Boxing. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "First Ten Youth World champions crowned after an exciting first day of finals in Budapest". aiba.org. AIBA. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "EUBC European Boxing Championships-Sofia 2019 Light (W60 kg)" (PDF). eubcboxing.org. EUBC. 10 September 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Caroline Dubois from BoxRec (registration required)
- Caroline Dubois - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live
- Caroline Dubois at Olympedia (archive)
