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Caroline Dubois is hoping to celebrate her birthday by knocking out Jessica Camara in her first WBC world-title defence in Sheffield on Saturday.
Dubois, who is unbeaten in her 10 professional bouts, turns 24 on fight night and will continue her bid to become undisputed at 135 pounds when she meets 36-year-old Canadian Camara.
A victory in the eyes of Dubois is a guarantee, but she intends to secure her first stoppage victory in almost two years, when she finished Feriche Mashaury in round three in February 2023.
“It’s something more to be excited about, the cake is going to be even more sweeter,” Dubois told the PA news agency when asked about potentially winning on her birthday.
“The win is a guarantee, the bonus will be a nice little knockout, that will be sweet.
“The win has been guaranteed through months of training and all the work, the sparring, the sprints and the strength and conditioning, now it’s time to make sure it’s a good win and a big win, that’s what I want.”
After former champion Katie Taylor decided to vacate her belt, Dubois was upgraded to WBC world lightweight champion in December.
The London fighter, who is the sister of IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois, questioned if Camara has what it takes to stain her record by successfully dealing with her attributes.
“We’ll have to see,” Dubois added when asked if Camara can deal with her power.
The win is a guarantee, the bonus will be a nice little knockout, that will be sweet
Caroline Dubois
“I need to do my job which is to throw everything at her, the kitchen sink, then it’s up to her, can she take it? Is she strong enough? How’s her chin? How’s the heart? How’s her desire?
“I will do all I can do and then it’s up to her to see how she can take it.”
Dubois believes she is ready to fight anybody in 2025.
“I feel ready. Obviously some fights will have different challenges and problems but when I look at 135 I feel that I have the beating of everyone,” she said.
“I respect them all but I know I am better. There will be hard nights where I have to grit it out and show a different side of myself and that I have a boxer’s heart and when they come I’ll be ready but there’s no turning back for me.
“I feel great. Last year was a good year where I was able to establish myself at 135 pounds and become a world champion. My next goal is to go ‘and still’ to unify, be undisputed.”
