Caroline Sara Dubois[1] (born 11 January 2001[2]) is a British professional boxer. She has held the WBC women's lightweight world title since December 2024. As an amateur Dubois was Youth Olympic champion, World Youth champion and four-times European Youth champion.[3] She is the younger sister of heavyweight boxing world champion Daniel Dubois.
Early life
Dubois is one of eleven children. She was raised in a single-parent family by her father, a native of Grenada.
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Amateur career
Dubois started boxing at the age of nine. While there were all-girl amateur boxing clubs in her city, her father wanted her to practice at a top-flight club where her older brother Daniel had trained. For her first few months at Repton Amateur Boxing Club, Dubois pretended to be a boy named Colin.[3][4]
At the 2017 European Junior Championships, Dubois beat Nune Asatrian by unanimous points decision in the final to take the title.[5] The following year, she had a win at the English National Youth Championships (60 kg), with a unanimous points decision against Ellis Hopkins.[6]
She became England's first World Youth Champion by recording a win over Asatrian by unanimous points decision in August 2018, having previously won in her semi-final by unanimous decision against Rebeca Santos.[7] At the Girls' lightweight competition at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Dubois won the gold medal by beating Porntip Buapa in the final.[8]
The 2019 European Youth Championships in 2019 saw Dubois achieve a unanimous points win over Amina Abramova in their semi-final, before winning the title with a split decision against Asatrian in the final.[9] Her next fight was the final of the England Boxing National Youth Championships, which she won by unanimous decision against Wenessa Orczwk.[10] As of February 2020, Dubois was unbeaten, and expressed an ambition to turn professional.[11]
Dubois won the SportsAid One-to-Watch award for 2018, having been chosen from around 1,000 candidates across 60 sports nominated by their sport's governing bodies. She had previously been on the shortlist of ten for the 2017 award.[12] and was named BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year in 2019.[13]
In February 2022, Dubois won her first professional bout against Vaida Masiokaite by a points decision.
In March 2022, Dubois had a first-round stoppage victory (49 seconds) over Martina Horgasz at Wembley Arena.
In December 2022 she beat her opponent, Rodriguez, by TKO at the 1st minute of the 1st round. [citation needed]
On September 30, 2023 in London, England Dubois defeated former WBA bantamweight title challenger Magali Rodriguez by unanimous decision and took the IBO lightweight belt.[15]
In July 2024, it was announced Dubois had signed a long-term promotional deal with Boxxer and would fight Maira Moneo for the interim WBC women's lightweight world title at Oakwell Stadium in Barnsley on 3 August that year.[16][17] She won by unanimous decision with the ringside judges scoring the fight 100-90, 100-89 and 99-90.[18][19][20]
On 11 December 2024, Dubois was upgraded to full WBC female lightweight champion after Katie Taylor vacated the title.[21][22]
