Caroline Dubois labelled Alycia Baumgardner a coward after a heated confrontation at ringside in Birmingham following Dubois' unanimous decision win over Amelia Moore. The transatlantic rivals are linked to a potential super-fight as Baumgardner prepares to challenge Elif Nur Turhan for the IBF lightweight world title on November 8. Dubois criticised Baumgardner's absence from her post-fight press conference, calling her a coward and saying, 'This is the biggest fight in women's boxing.' Baumgardner responded by describing Dubois' performance as lacklustre and insisting she would need to tighten up.

Dubois fired back, questioning Baumgardner's failure to secure fights against Katie Taylor and Claressa Shields, while asserting she was already better than her at 25. She also expressed interest in facing Stephanie Han, who recently retained her WBA lightweight title against Holly Holm. MVP founder Jake Paul confirmed they were 100 per cent ready to sign contracts for a Dubois-Baumgardner bout.