Dubois: 'Baumgardner is SCARED and I won't beg to fight Taylor' | Did Chisora v Wilder ref lose control?

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Caroline Dubois reveals she fought for a world title while burning up with a fever.

The episode opens with host Andy Scott enthusiastically listing the weekend's boxing events across Sky Sports and other platforms. His first guest is unified lightweight champion Caroline Dubois, who reveals she fought Terri Harper while suffering from a high fever, viewing it as a test of toughness. She and the hosts analyze the tactical, 'thinking' nature of the fight, her emotional knockdown celebration, and her frustration with Harper's performance. Dubois then addresses future opponents, dismissing a Katie Taylor fight as unlikely and instead passionately calling out Alicia Baumgardner, labeling her a 'walking contradiction' and 'coward,' and referencing Baumgardner's past failed drug test. She also discusses her admiration for Claressa Shields and predicts Shields would beat Lauren Price. The second guest is newly crowned WBO interim middleweight champion Denzel Bentley. He emotionally recounts his difficult year of inactivity, revealing he was advised to vacate the British and European titles for a world shot that never materialized, leaving him beltless. He details the frustrating negotiations for his interim title fight against Andrii Saavedra. Bentley then criticizes the full WBO champion, Janibek Alimkhanuly, calling him a drug cheat who hasn't defended against a mandatory challenger in years and questioning the logic of his suspension. He expresses interest in fighting Chris Eubank Jr. The hosts then shift to analyzing other weekend fights. They dissect the wild Deontay Wilder vs. Derek Chisora bout, debating whether referee Mark Bates lost control, discussing a corner man entering the ring, and questioning if it's time for Chisora to retire. They briefly touch on wins for Viddal Riley and Matty Harris. The final segment is a rapid-fire news roundup, previewing Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Makhmudov (questioning Fury's focus post-Wilder wars), Conor Benn vs. Regis Prograis (the pressure on Benn), and other upcoming bouts like Jack Catterall vs. Shakram Giyasov and Frazer Clarke vs. Jai Opetaia. They close by discussing Pat Brown's performance and a dangerous domestic fight involving William Crawley.

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Caroline Dubois makes the moving parts of a stalled title route feel personal.

Caroline Dubois gives this Ringside Toe-to-Toe episode its sharpest thread: a unified champion trying to make sense of a title route that would not stay still.

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You want Caroline Dubois inside the messy belt politics behind a world-title route that finally ends with her as unified champion.

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