Terri Harper vs Caroline Dubois: Date, Fight Preview & How to Watch

Doncaster’s Terri Harper will square off against dangerous young gun Caroline Dubois for the WBC and WBO Lightweight world titles in a potentially bad-tempered clash on Sunday, April 5.

Tensions have threatened to boil over several times in the build-up. Dubois has made several attempts to belittle Harper’s accomplishments in the sport during interviews – in response, Harper shoved Dubois during their most recent pre-fight confrontation.

Broadcasted live on Sky Sports, this could be one of the best fights of the year – not only is there plenty of needle, both boxers are phenomenally talented fighters. Expect sparks to fly in this one – but who will emerge victorious?

	Fights	Wins (KOs)	Losses (KOs)	Draws/NCs
Terri Harper	20	16 (6)	2 (2)	2
Caroline Dubois	12	12 (5)	0	1

Terri Harper vs Caroline Dubois Fight Preview

We will do our very best to hide our biases in this preview. We’re huge fans of Terri Harper here at Essential Boxing – as such, we’ll keep this one as impersonal as we can.

Sadly, we cannot escape the feeling that this is a bad stylistic matchup for Harper. She has struggled with heavy-hitting pressure fighters in the past – most notably Sandy Ryan and Alicia Baumgardner, both of whom finished her off within the distance.

Harper has a tendency to panic when caught with a big punch. However, she was caught with several powerful blows against Rhiannon Dixon and was able to absorb them – indicating that she may have overcome this mental deficiency.

Dubois, however, is relentless. The younger sister of Daniel Dubois, she isn’t quite as bullishly aggressive as her Heavyweight brother, but still packs a phenomenal punch – she hits a lot harder than her KO record would suggest.

Harper probably has the edge in terms of technical ability. A wonderfully graceful fighter when in full flow, she will need to keep Dubois at range to be consistently successful – she’ll also need to make sure she can tie her opponent up if she gets too close.

Furthemore, Harper will need to get Dubois’ respect early on. If ‘Sweet Caroline’ feels like she can walk through her punches with little resistance, this will be a very, very long night for the 29-year-old.

Full Undercard

Ellie Scotney will be part of the chief support bout against Mayelli Flores in a fight for the unified Super-Bantamweight world titles. One of the best-kept secrets in British boxing, Scotney has been on an absolute tear since 2023.

Her opponent, Mayelli Flores Rosquero, comes in at just 4ft 11. A classy fighter, one would assume that Scotney should be able to dictate the action – so long as Rosquero doesn’t get on the inside too often.

Elsewhere, former Katie Taylor conqueror Chantelle Cameron will square off against Michaela Kotaskova for the WBO Super-Welterweight world title, while Irma Garcia and Emma Dolan will square off for the IBF Super-Flyweight belt.

• Ellie Scotney vs Mayelli Flores: IBF, WBA, WBC & WBO Super-Bantamweight world titles
• Irma Garcia vs Emma Dolan: IBF Super-Flyweight world title
• Chantelle Cameron vs Michaela Kotaskova: WBO Super-Welterweight world title
• Chloe Watson vs Teresa Makinen: Bantamweight
• Shannon Courtenay vs Sasha Booker: Bantamweight
• Elizabeth Oshoba vs Chelsey Arnell: Super-Featherweight
• Gemma Paige Richardson vs Johana Rajmont: Lightweight
• Harvey Smith vs Juan Alberto Batista: Super-Bantamweight

How to Watch Terri Harper vs Caroline Dubois

Terri Harper vs Caroline Dubois will be broadcasted live on Sky Sports Action and Sky Sports Main Event, with the main card commencing at 7pm GMT on Sunday, April 5. This will be available on TV or via the Sky Go app.

Additionally, you can listen to the fight on BBC Radio 5 Live – radio coverage of the event is expected to begin at 8pm.