Caroline Dubois v Jessica Camara: Lightweight world-title contest ends in draw after clash of heads
It was not the outcome Dubois wanted, but an otherwise impressive four minutes of boxing from the champion.
Her entrance to a dance remix of Whitney Houston’s ‘I’m every woman’ hyped up the sold-out 3,000 crowd, made up almost entirely of fans supporting Yorkshireman Simpson.
Dubois came out with real intent. She landed a crisp body shot early in round one, before flooring Camara with the southpaw left.
Former cruiserweight world champion Chris Billam-Smith cheered his stablemate on from ringside as Dubois landed hurtful, menacing power punches.
Camara was on a four-fight winning streak, but the Montreal fighter was clearly out of her depth as she sighed on return to the corner.
Dubois continued to bulldoze her way through in the second, grunting with each punch thrown.
She looked set for a sixth stoppage win before the disappointing finish brought a premature end to proceedings. If the contest had gone past the fourth round, it would have been decided by the judges’ scorecards.
“The cut was on the side and it [blood] wasn’t dropping in the eye. I was surprised we didn’t go past four rounds,” added Dubois’ trainer Shane McGuigan.
