Alycia Baumgardner has stated that Caroline Dubois must continue to prove herself as a champion before she will consider a fight 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. Following her recent victory over Terri Harper, Dubois called out Baumgardner for a high-profile matchup.
However, Baumgardner believes that Dubois needs to build her reputation further and demonstrate her ability to entertain. Baumgardner is open to a potential fight in the future but thinks that Dubois should focus on becoming undisputed at 135lbs before calling her out.
Meanwhile, Nakisa Bidarian, co-founder of Most Valuable Promoters, suggests that Dubois should clean up the division first by fighting Stephanie Han before considering a fight against Baumgardner. Baumgardner could become the undisputed champion at super-featherweight once again, with a potential fight against WBC belt-holder Caroline Veyre on the horizon.