Alycia Baumgardner believes Caroline Dubois must further establish herself as a champion before she considers 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 match.
However, Baumgardner thinks Dubois needs to continue building her reputation as a champion. Baumgardner stated, "Every fight is a potential fight, but Caroline needs to keep building who she is as a champion. She's mentioned becoming undisputed at 135lbs, while I'm still at 130lbs defending my titles." Baumgardner feels that for a fight between them to be meaningful, Dubois must put in more effort to promote the event.
Dubois has other potential opponents, including Stephanie Han, who is set to fight Holly Holm in a rematch for the WBA lightweight title. Meanwhile, Baumgardner could become the undisputed champion at super-featherweight again if she faces Caroline Veyre, the WBC belt-holder at 130lbs. Veyre's promoter, Dmitriy Salita, expressed interest in making this fight happen soon. Nakisa Bidarian, co-founder of Most Valuable Promoters, aims to establish the deepest roster of talent in women's boxing, with a goal of becoming the reference brand for the sport.