Caroline Dubois has set her sights on securing an undisputed championship by taking on American contender Alycia Baumgardner sometime next year. The British fighter, who currently holds the WBC and WBO lightweight crowns at 135 pounds, is determined not to linger on the sidelines while her rival battles for a different belt.
Instead, she plans to add another world title to her résumé and is already eyeing a showdown with WBA champion Stephanie Han as her next step toward unification. Baumgardner is scheduled to meet Turkey’s Elif Nur Turhan for the IBF lightweight world title on the early‑morning broadcast of Sky Sports on Monday, 9 November. The bout will be streamed live, and the winner will emerge with the IBF belt in hand. Dubois has publicly declared that she intends to challenge the victor of that contest, hoping to bring all four major belts together under her name.
“I want to become undisputed and I want to be involved in relevant fights. To unify the division is my dream right now.
The only other champion [available] is Han and we’ll just have to see if I can get it in before the end of the year. If not we’ll have to go early next year,” Dubois told Sky Sports. Her ambition is clear: secure the WBA title from Han and then face the IBF champion, thereby holding the WBC, WBO, WBA and IBF belts simultaneously. “Hopefully we’ll be unified world champion by the end of this year or early next.
One belt away from becoming undisputed,” she added. The French‑born Briton recently defended her titles with a convincing victory over Amelia Moore in Birmingham. The win, which came just weeks before the scheduled Turhan‑Baumgardner clash, was followed by a heated exchange of words between Dubois and the American challenger. Dubois did not hold back, accusing Baumgardner of being intimidated and envious of her rapid ascent.
“She’s most definitely intimidated by me. She’s frightened of what I bring to the table.
When she looks at me I know that she sees a younger, better, stronger, more talented, more everything better than her. Everything I do is just better than her. I feel like she’s threatened by that,” Dubois said. She went on to contrast her own meteoric rise with Baumgardner’s longer, more arduous journey to the top.
“Everything that she has had to work so hard to get I’ve had it and I’ve achieved it in such quick succession. She’s threatened, she’s jealous. She’s feeling a lot of emotions and all I can say is I hope she can focus herself, get that win [over Turhan] and we can find out who’s the best,” Dubois continued. While the comments were sharp, she also expressed a grudging respect for her opponent’s upcoming fight.
“I hope she wins the fight. I’m going to be real upset if she doesn’t win because I need to show her something,” Dubois added, indicating that a Baumgardner victory would set up the ultimate test for Dubois herself. “Elif Turhan, the champion, versus Alycia Baumgardner, the contender, is going to be an awesome fight.
I want the winner. I’ve made it very clear. I feel like I have been very vocal about the fact that I want to become undisputed.” Dubois believes the pathway to unification is becoming clearer with each development.
“The path has revealed itself to me. The path has become clear now… So close, but so far,” she reflected, acknowledging both the proximity of her goal and the remaining obstacles. The upcoming Turhan‑Baumgardner bout on 9 November will be broadcast live on Sky Sports, and fans can watch the fight by accessing the channel through a Chrome browser for the best video experience. The outcome will determine whether Dubois can move forward with a direct challenge for the IBF belt, or whether she will need to adjust her timeline and perhaps pursue the WBA title from Han first.
If Baumgardner emerges victorious, Dubois will likely issue a formal challenge, setting the stage for a high‑stakes clash that could bring together three of the four major belts. Conversely, if Turhan retains her crown, Dubois may have to negotiate with the Turkish champion directly, adding another layer of complexity to the unification puzzle. Regardless of the result, Dubois’s determination to become the undisputed lightweight champion remains unwavering.
Her recent defense, her outspoken confidence, and her strategic targeting of the remaining titleholders illustrate a clear, ambitious roadmap. As the lightweight division continues to produce compelling match‑ups, the prospect of a single fighter holding all four belts is more tantalising than ever. Boxing enthusiasts worldwide will be watching closely, not only for the outcome of the Turhan‑Baumgardner fight but also for the next moves in Dubois’s campaign. Whether the unification will happen by the end of the current calendar year or spill over into early next year, the narrative is set: a young, dominant champion seeking to cement her legacy by conquering every major sanctioning body in the lightweight class.
Fans can catch the live broadcast of Elif Nur Turhan versus Alycia Baumgardner on Sky Sports on November 9, and the result will likely shape the next chapter of Caroline Dubois’s quest for undisputed glory.