Dubois ramps up Harper rivalry with ‘easy night’ jibe

Dubois ramps up Harper rivalry with ‘easy night’ jibeImage source, PA MediaImage caption, Terri Harper (right) is the WBO lightweight champion and Caroline Dubois holds the WBC titleByKal SajadBBC Sport journalist at Olympia, LondonPublished6 February 2026Caroline Dubois expects “an easy night” against Terri Harper as the world champions ramped up their increasingly bitter rivalry before their 5 April showdown.The unified lightweight title fight will take place at London’s Olympia, topping Most Valuable Promotions’ first event in the United Kingdom.”This is the start of my future, my legacy, my greatness. I believe I’m going all the way and it starts with Terri,” reported Dubois, 25.She doubled down on calling Doncaster’s three-weight world champion “irrelevant” and described her as a “lottery” ticket to bigger fights as the pair came together at a news conference in London.Harper, who holds a 16-2-2 record, has shared the ring with some of the sport’s best boxers, including Sandy Ryan, Cecilia Braekhus, Natasha Jonas and Alycia Baumgardner.Having also claimed world titles at featherweight and light-middleweight, Harper accused Dubois of overlooking her.”For me this fight isn’t about the belts. For me I just want to beat Caroline and this will be the sweetest win of my career,” reported the 29-year-old.As expected, there was no handshake or warm embrace in the face-off as Dubois – keeping in theme with the news conference – did most of the talking.Edwards to fight Powar for British title on BBC