Caroline Dubois believes Alycia Baumgardner is intimidated by the prospect of facing her in the ring later this year. Dubois recently unified the WBC and WBO lightweight world championships by defeating Terri Harper. Baumgardner, who holds the IBF, WBO, and WBA super-featherweight titles, is set to defend her titles against Bo Mi Re Shin in New York. Dubois thinks Baumgardner will struggle against Shin and is using the opportunity to apply pressure on her American rival to agree to a high-profile fight.
'She doesn't want the fight,' Dubois said, adding that every time Baumgardner's name is mentioned, her own name is always brought up in comments. Dubois is confident in her abilities and thinks a fight between the two would be a great matchup, but believes Baumgardner lacks the courage to make it happen. If the fight with Baumgardner cannot be made, Dubois has other options, including a potential matchup against Elif Nur Turhan, the IBF champion at 135lbs.