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 titles against Bo Mi Re Shin. Following her recent victory over Terri Harper, Dubois called out Baumgardner, but the American remains unimpressed, stating that Dubois needs to 'put some more skin in the game' and prove herself as a champion.
Baumgardner suggests that Dubois is avoiding her by considering a move to 147lbs. Meanwhile, Nakisa Bidarian, co-founder of Most Valuable Promoters, advises Dubois to focus on becoming undisputed in her division before pursuing a fight with Baumgardner. Bidarian also expresses interest in a potential matchup between Shadasia Green and Claressa Shields, should Green emerge victorious in her upcoming title unification fight.