Alycia Baumgardner believes Caroline Dubois must further establish herself as a champion before she will consider a high-profile bout against the unified lightweight world champion. Baumgardner is set to defend her unified WBA, WBO, and IBF super-featherweight world titles against Bo Mi Re Shin, live on Sky Sports. Following her recent victory over Terri Harper for the WBC and WBO lightweight world championship, Dubois called out Baumgardner for a potential clash. However, Baumgardner suggests that Dubois needs to continue building her reputation as a champion and put in more effort to make their fight a compelling one.
Baumgardner stated, 'Every fight is a potential fight, but I think Caroline needs to continue to build who she is as a champion.' Dubois's promoter, Nakisa Bidarian, agrees that Dubois should focus on becoming undisputed in her division before pursuing a fight against Baumgardner. Meanwhile, Baumgardner has the opportunity to become the undisputed champion at super-featherweight once again, with a potential fight against WBC belt-holder Caroline Veyre on the horizon.