Caroline Dubois gives herself brutal reality check despite winning Camilla Panatta boxing match

Jack Otway

By Jack Otway


Published: 20/12/2025

- 01:12

The Briton won her bout, which took place on the undercard of Jake Paul's clash with Anthony Joshua

Caroline Dubois was harsh on herself in the early hours of Saturday morning, despite getting the better of Camilla Panatta in their boxing match at the Kaseya Center in Miami.

The Briton, who was fighting in America for the first time, won after all three of the judges scored the contest in her favour.


Dubois is the younger sister of Daniel Dubois, who is already a household name.

She is aiming to consolidate herself at the highest level and narrowly reigned supreme, with the trio of judges scoring the bout 99-90.

However, Dubois was harsh on herself following her win - with the 24-year-old insisting she should have performed better.

"I feel like I could have done more," she said.

"I could've given it a bit, but it's my first time fighting in America.

"I'd just like to thank everyone watching at home and in the arena who paid their hard-earned money, especially so close to Christmas."

Dubois has been linked with a fight against unified super-featherweight champion Alycia Baumgardner.

When asked about that possibility, however, she distanced herself from speculation and suggested it wasn't in her thoughts right now - but could take place further down the line.

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Dubois' victory took place ahead of the main event, with Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul set for a seismic showdown in Florida.

It will be Joshua's first fight since September 2024 but, despite his time away from the sport, the 36-year-old remains the favourite.

Paul is relishing his underdog tag, however, with the 28-year-old confident he can spring a major upset.

"This is the Giants vs the Patriots 2007. I mean, the list goes on, but the odds are stacked against me," he said.

"There's no sporting teams in history that have gone together where it's this big of a difference in terms of skill, experience, resume, height, weight, etc.

"So this is going to be the biggest upset in the history of sports and you guys get to witness it."

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Caroline Dubois was delighted after winning her boxing match

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Joshua, meanwhile, has been written off by many critics as a faded force.

He was keen to remind everybody about the emphatic way he beat Francis Ngannou in March last year, though, with the heavyweight admitting that he's 'carrying' the sport 'on his back'.

"With [Francis] Ngannou, I remember he beat up Tyson Fury over 10 rounds and somehow Fury got the decision," he stated.

"When I fought Ngannou, I knew there was a lot riding on it.

"With this one, it feels like I'm being pulled in to save the purists of boxing because people don't like I'm fighting Jake.

"If we look at the people that don't want me to be here, but want me to put an end to 'the Jake Paul show', I understand it and that's why I carry boxing on my back with this fight."