Clear points decision after knockdown – Dubois shines in the unification fight, while Scotney and Cameron also score victories.
Lightweight Caroline Dubois delivered a dominant performance against Great Britain’s Terri Harper to unify the WBC and WBO world titles yesterday at the Olympia in London.
Dubois (13-0-1, 5 knockouts) sent Harper to the floor in the sixth round in a one-sided fight in the English capital. The final scores were 98-91, 97-92 and 98-91 – a fair reflection of how the fight went.
The event also marked the UK promoter debut of Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions, who also made their broadcast debut on Sky Sports in the UK and ESPN in North America.
On the all-female undercard, Ellie Scotney crowned herself the undisputed world super bantamweight champion with a unanimous points victory over Mayelli Flores Rosquero. Scotney (12-0) won all ten rounds on two of the scorecards (100-90), while a third scorecard saw the fight much closer at 96-94.
Also on the undercard, Chantelle Cameron secured her status as world champion in two weight classes by winning the vacant WBO half-middleweight title with a unanimous points victory over Michaela Kotaskova. Cameron (22-1, 8 knockouts) put on a controlled, tactically disciplined performance that was clearly scored in her favor by all three judges. With scores of 99-91, 100-90 and 99-91, Kotaskova (11-1, 4 knockouts) conceded her first defeat as a professional.
There was also another world title win for 44-year-old Mexican Irma Garcia (26-5-1, 6 knockouts), who knocked out England’s Emma Dolan (8-1) in the third round to secure the IBF super flyweight title.