{"id":18589,"date":"2024-02-06T01:13:43","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T06:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/caroline-dubois-i-didnt-say-no-to-rhiannon-dixon-title-bout-she-chose-winnable-fight-in-karen-carabajal-boxing-news\/06\/02\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T01:13:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T06:13:43","slug":"caroline-dubois-i-didnt-say-no-to-rhiannon-dixon-title-bout-she-chose-winnable-fight-in-karen-carabajal-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/caroline-dubois-i-didnt-say-no-to-rhiannon-dixon-title-bout-she-chose-winnable-fight-in-karen-carabajal-boxing-news\/06\/02\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Caroline Dubois: I didn&#8217;t say no to Rhiannon Dixon title bout &#8211; she chose winnable fight in Karen Carabajal | Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"sdc-article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Caroline Dubois says she did not turn down a fight with Rhiannon Dixon as she sets her sights on one of the major world championships.<\/p>\n<p>Last month the IBF mandated a fight between Dubois and Dixon for their now vacant lightweight world championship, though that contest failed to come to fruition.<\/p>\n<p>Dubois pointed out that she had accepted an offer to fight Dixon and so blamed her for the collapse of their mooted bout.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"50e5a009-ba89-43d2-a9ff-36634f02e6fa\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-auth-config=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.condatis.sky\/auth\/video\/token&quot;,&quot;tokenRequired&quot;:true,&quot;fetchMethod&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;fetchOptions&quot;:{&quot;encoded&quot;:true},&quot;headers&quot;:{&quot;X-SkyGDP-Proposition&quot;:&quot;sportweb&quot;,&quot;X-SkyGDP-Territory&quot;:&quot;GB&quot;,&quot;Authorization&quot;:&quot;OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=&quot;}}\" data-caption=\"Caroline Dubois on her British rival Rhiannon Dixon \" data-clip-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-video\" data-competition=\"\" data-copy-url-text=\"URL copied to clipboard\" data-fn=\"sdc-site-video\" data-id=\"id_50e5a009-ba89-43d2-a9ff-36634f02e6fa\" data-is-live-stream=\"false\" data-lite=\"true\" data-options=\"\" data-originator-id=\"49\" data-originator-handle=\"brightcove-sport-gb\" data-package-name=\"\" data-provider=\"brightcove\" data-player-id=\"DESF5xFjJ\" data-playsinline=\"\" data-sensitive=\"false\" data-sdc-id=\"6439540\" data-sdc-video-id=\"50e5a009-ba89-43d2-a9ff-36634f02e6fa\" data-sport-category=\"\" data-state=\"loading\" data-token-state=\"none\" data-video-ad-unit=\"videoplayer\" data-video-blacklisted-originator-ids=\"\" data-video-id=\"ref:50e5a009-ba89-43d2-a9ff-36634f02e6fa\" data-video-type=\"\" data-auto-pause-on-not-visible=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-closed-captions-position=\"\" data-show-closed-captions=\"true\" data-show-pip=\"\" data-show-live-stream-scrubber=\"\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__content\" data-role=\"bridge-controller\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ ());\">\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>              <span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-role=\"poster\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster\"><\/p>\n<p>              <span class=\"sdc-site-video__loader\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              <\/span><\/p>\n<p>              <video id=\"id_50e5a009-ba89-43d2-a9ff-36634f02e6fa\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"video-js sdc-site-video__tag\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\"\/>\n            <\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-site-video__caption ui-media-caption\">\n<p>              <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\">Caroline Dubois on her British rival Rhiannon Dixon <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;From what we&#8217;ve heard of her team is that she never wanted to fight,&#8221; Dubois insisted. &#8220;I was shocked when the offer came out and we accepted it so fast.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to reiterate and let you guys know that I accepted that offer so quickly and then before you know, she&#8217;s pulling out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So it was never real. It was just a little ploy to distract us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dixon will now face Karen Carabajal for the vacant WBO world title in April but Dubois is adamant she is taking the easier route.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think she saw it as more of a winnable fight,&#8221; Dubois said of Dixon.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I still think it&#8217;s a very hard fight and I think this fight shows how good she is. I don&#8217;t know how good she is. This fight will show them and it will make me respect her more if she wins, but I don&#8217;t know.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s really a 50\/50 fight for her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"b0b737a8-b5a3-486c-87ee-70be32b7203a\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-auth-config=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.condatis.sky\/auth\/video\/token&quot;,&quot;tokenRequired&quot;:true,&quot;fetchMethod&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;fetchOptions&quot;:{&quot;encoded&quot;:true},&quot;headers&quot;:{&quot;X-SkyGDP-Proposition&quot;:&quot;sportweb&quot;,&quot;X-SkyGDP-Territory&quot;:&quot;GB&quot;,&quot;Authorization&quot;:&quot;OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=&quot;}}\" data-caption=\"Gary Logan believes that Caroline Dubois will become a world champion in 2024 and is becoming a leading female fighter in 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class=\"sdc-site-video__caption ui-media-caption\">\n<p>              <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\">Gary Logan believes that Caroline Dubois will become a world champion in 2024 and is becoming a leading female fighter in boxing.<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Dubois is highly rated with multiple sanctioning bodies. After Saturday&#8217;s win over Reyes, the 23-year-old wants to face the very the best in the division.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;135lbs I think in boxing is one of the most stacked divisions. There&#8217;s Rhiannon Dixon, Katie Taylor, Beatriz Ferreira, Karen Carabajal. There&#8217;s a few other names, Maira Moneo, they&#8217;re all tough. Really, really good and I want all of them,&#8221; Dubois told <em>Sky Sports<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Pursuing the WBC belt, where Dubois is also the No 1 ranked contender, would put the Londoner on a path towards a potential challenge against Katie Taylor.<\/p>\n<p>The Irish superstar has vacated her IBF and WBO lightweight titles, after her last two bouts were at super-lightweight, but still holds the WBC 135lb belt.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think there&#8217;s options, I think people don&#8217;t realise how many options I have, but I have a few options and I&#8217;ll be taking a deep look into them,&#8221; Dubois said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want the big fight. I want the biggest fight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/boxing\/news\/12040\/13062213\/caroline-dubois-i-didnt-say-no-to-rhiannon-dixon-title-bout-she-chose-winnable-fight-in-karen-carabajal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caroline Dubois says she did not turn down a fight with Rhiannon Dixon as she sets her sights on one of the<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/caroline-dubois-i-didnt-say-no-to-rhiannon-dixon-title-bout-she-chose-winnable-fight-in-karen-carabajal-boxing-news\/06\/02\/2024\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18592,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[213],"tags":[4095,354,4668,874,777,2749,4665,875,449,4667,33,4664,113,4666],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18589"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18589"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18591,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18589\/revisions\/18591"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}