Boxing Apr 05, 2026

Terri Harper and Caroline Dubois hit the scales for title clash: 'It's not about the elbows, it's about the fists!'

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Terri Harper and Caroline Dubois hit the scales for title clash: 'It's not about the elbows, it's about the fists!'

Caroline Dubois and Terri Harper took to the scales ahead of their world championship unification on Sunday.

They weighed in at Kensington's Olympia, the historic venue that will host a stacked bill of women's world title fights, live on Your Site on Sunday.

After both made weight - with Harper fractionally the heavier, 134lbs 6oz to Dubois' 134lbs 2oz - they went virtually nose to nose at their final face off before breaking away.

The jibes exchanged between Dubois and Harper have grown increasingly vicious as their contest for the WBC and WBO lightweight titles has drawn closer. Their clashes during the week of the fight have threatened to get physical as they jostled each other for position in front of the cameras.

Dubois had previously flexed with her elbow in front of Harper's face and the latter made sure to do the same as they posed for pictures.

But the pre-fight psychological skirmishes will now come to an end. The contest itself is now one night away. "It's all about tomorrow, it's not about the elbows, it's all about the fists," Harper said.

"It's the weight I feel most comfortable at," she added. "I'm happy.

"I just told her I'm excited to punch her in the face."

Dubois is determined to back up her words. "A win is the most important thing but I believe I win by knockout," she said. "I've grown, I've gotten big, I've gotten strong, I can't wait.

"We're here now, we've done the hardest part which is making the weight, we're here, we're ready, we're ready to fight."

Ellie Scotney stands to become the UK's youngest undisputed champion, male or female, in the four-belt era, if she can unify Mayelli Flores' WBA championship with the IBF, WBC and WBO titles she already holds.

Scotney looked grave and then broke into a beaming smile as she won her battle with the scales, weighing 121lbs 8oz.

Flores is short but broad and a strong, aggressive world champion. She was 121lbs 2oz and is looking to make history of her own and become Mexico's first-ever female undisputed champion.

"As soon as I came to London my objective was to be that," Flores said. "[My baggage allowance is] no problem, I'll leave my clothes here and take that extra belt!"

"I'm ready to fight," Scotney warned her. "More than ready.

"All the belts, all the marbles."

Chantelle Cameron and Michaela Kotaskova will make some boxing history themselves on Sunday at Olympia. They will meet in the first women's world title fight to be fought over three-minute rounds on UK soil.

Cameron, the former undisputed super-lightweight champion, is also gunning to become a two-weight world titlist when she fights Kotaskova for the vacant WBO super-welterweight championship.

Cameron, moving up to the division for the first time, was well under the weight limit at 148lbs 2oz, with Kotaskova not much heavier at 150lbs 1oz.

"I've been working hard in the gym getting ready for the three minute rounds and I've got the engine so it's all paying off," Cameron said. "Three-minute rounds suits me way more."

But Kotaskova said: "I'm going to go all in, it's a huge opportunity for me.

"I'm going to do my best."

Emma Dolan (114lbs 4oz) challenges for a world title for the first time in her career when she takes on Mexican police officer, lawyer and IBF super-flyweight champion Irma Garcia (113lbs 8oz).

Dolan, who has already won Commonwealth and British titles, will open the televised show on Sunday.

"I'm just going to do what I do best, go in there and take over," she declared. "I bring an exciting style, it's going to be a great fight so tune in."

Watch Caroline Dubois vs Terri Harper and Ellie Scotney vs Mayelli Flores live on Your Site from 7pm on Sunday.

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