Terri Harper Fires Back at Caroline Dubois Over "Disrespect"
In a tense exchange during a press conference, Terri Harper and Caroline Dubois clashed over accusations of "disrespect" in the lead-up to their world title unification fight. The two lightweight champions will face off on April 5 at Kensington's Olympia.
Harper, the WBO 135lb belt holder, took umbrage with Dubois's comments claiming she is "irrelevant." Harper responded by saying that Dubois's words are "doing my job for me" and that she intends to deliver an authentic performance. The Londoner emphasized that all the trash talk means nothing come fight night.
Dubois, on the other hand, believes Harper is not taking her seriously enough. In a heated exchange, Dubois claimed that Harper thinks the fight will be easy, which has motivated her even further. The WBC titlist sees herself as the future of lightweight boxing and is going all out to become undisputed in the division.
Ellie Scotney, the three-belt world super-bantamweight champion, is looking to make history by becoming the youngest British undisputed world champion ever. She will face Mexico's Mayelli Flores on April 5. Scotney said that being back home boxing in Britain and having the opportunity to fight for her undisputed title has made all the difference.
The tension between Harper and Dubois comes as they prepare to put their titles on the line at Kensington's Olympia on April 5, live on Sky Sports.
In a tense exchange during a press conference, Terri Harper and Caroline Dubois clashed over accusations of "disrespect" in the lead-up to their world title unification fight. The two lightweight champions will face off on April 5 at Kensington's Olympia.
Harper, the WBO 135lb belt holder, took umbrage with Dubois's comments claiming she is "irrelevant." Harper responded by saying that Dubois's words are "doing my job for me" and that she intends to deliver an authentic performance. The Londoner emphasized that all the trash talk means nothing come fight night.
Dubois, on the other hand, believes Harper is not taking her seriously enough. In a heated exchange, Dubois claimed that Harper thinks the fight will be easy, which has motivated her even further. The WBC titlist sees herself as the future of lightweight boxing and is going all out to become undisputed in the division.
Ellie Scotney, the three-belt world super-bantamweight champion, is looking to make history by becoming the youngest British undisputed world champion ever. She will face Mexico's Mayelli Flores on April 5. Scotney said that being back home boxing in Britain and having the opportunity to fight for her undisputed title has made all the difference.
The tension between Harper and Dubois comes as they prepare to put their titles on the line at Kensington's Olympia on April 5, live on Sky Sports.
but also kinda meh about all the trash talk between them. Like, can't we just have a clean cut rivalry without all the drama? 
It's like they're both playing into each other's hands instead of just focusing on the fight itself.
that's like a legitimate battle for greatness! It's gonna be interesting to see how she performs at home in Britain after all the traveling and whatnot. She seems like she's got this whole "youngest British undisputed world champion" thing down pat 
and Dubois responding with fire 
. Less bickering, more boxing 
it's gone from ~1 million to 10s of millions! 
also, Terri Harper is like the ultimate example of how trash talk can actually boost your morale and performance. She's got a 90% win rate and is one of the most feared fighters in the world 
meanwhile, Caroline Dubois has been training for over 20 years but her record is kinda...meh 
42-4-2? not too shabby, I guess 
stats are everything! 
... like, can't they just focus on being the best instead of trying to bring each other down? Terri Harper and Caroline Dubois are both amazing fighters and it would be awesome if they could put their differences aside for one night and give us an epic fight 
. Both Harper and Dubois are trying to one-up each other, but let's be real, it's just a game of chicken until fight night. Dubois thinks she can psyche out Harper with her "irrelevant" comment? Please, that's like the Republicans saying Democrats are "out of touch" - just another way to distract from their own lack of substance 
. Meanwhile, Ellie Scotney over here is actually delivering on her promise by stepping up and becoming a champion - that's what leadership looks like