Unified super-featherweight world champion Alycia Baumgardner has predicted she will "easily pick apart" British rival Caroline Dubois if the fighters meet next year. Baumgardner, 32, steps up to lightweight to face unbeaten IBF champion Elif Nur Turhan in Texas on Sunday night, live on Sky Sports. Dubois, the WBC and WBO lightweight champion, has previously labelled Baumgardner a "coward" following their feisty exchange after her win over Amelia Moore in August.
Baumgardner stated she sees "a lot of holes" in Dubois' game and believes her opponent questions herself in the ring. Regarding the upcoming opponent, Baumgardner labelled Nur Turhan a "one-way fighter" who will struggle from the off, citing her recent knockout win over Beatriz Ferreira. Baumgardner added that stepping up in weight to become a two-weight world champion would build her résumé, stating she has already taken the mantle of the No 1 in women's boxing following Katie Taylor's retirement.
She emphasized her skills, power, and timing as factors her opponents cannot fully reach.
Source: Sky Sports Champions League · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing