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Promoter names lightweight champion who turned down Caroline Dubois fight

Promoter names lightweight champion who turned down Caroline Dubois fightDAZN
Caroline Dubois is in action this Saturday.

Promoter Ben Shalom believes that Caroline Dubois could be in line for a title fight later in 2024 if she gets past Miranda Reyes.

The pair fight this Saturday at Wembley Arena (live on Peacock in the US) and Dubois will be defending her IBO lightweight belt.

Dubois had been mandated for the IBF champion Rhiannon Dixon, but Dixon is on course to fight in April against Karen Carabajal for the vacant WBO strap.

Shalom expects a title fight soon though, telling Sky Sports: "Caroline will box on February 3 and then will box for a world title after that.

"We received two offers [to fight Rhiannon Dixon]. We accepted them both. We'd have loved that, we accepted it and then Rhiannon pulled out. I think the key for me is not to mess around Caroline, keep her activity up," Shalom said.

"We can crack on for world titles from there and we'll see what happens.

"We did accept two offers, it's a shame we couldn't make that fight happen. Caroline will box on February 3, she's got a long, long time ahead of her.

"Twenty-three years old, going to be fighting for world titles this year. Natasha Jonas is still boxing at 39 so are we about to see a long, long reign of a very special fighter in many divisions? Probably."

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