In a landmark night for women's boxing, four world champions successfully defended their titles on the star-studded undercard of the Jake Paul versus Anthony Joshua event in Miami. The global spotlight at the Kaseya Center illuminated a series of commanding performances, headlined by Britain's rising star, Caroline Dubois, who made a triumphant United States debut.
Dubois Delivers a Stateside Masterclass
Caroline Dubois (12-0-1, 5 KOs) retained her WBC lightweight title with a dominant unanimous-decision victory over Italy's Camila Panatta. The 24-year-old Londoner, sister of heavyweight contender Daniel Dubois, showcased her class from the outset, dictating the pace with sharp accuracy and relentless pressure.
Dubois, a former Olympian tipped for the top, systematically broke down her opponent. Her dominance was cemented near the end of the sixth round when a crisp check right hook sent Panatta (8-3-1, 1 KO) to the canvas. All three judges scored the contest identically at 99-90, marking a third successful defence for Dubois since being elevated to full world champion last year.
Baumgardner Leads Champion Quartet
The evening's action was led by American superstar Alycia Baumgardner (17-1, 7 KOs), who defended her WBO, IBF, and WBA junior lightweight titles with authority. Facing Canada's Leila Beaudoin (13-2, 2 KOs) in a rare 12x3-minute format, Baumgardner's power and movement proved too much.
A punishing body attack culminated in a knockdown at the bell ending the seventh round, courtesy of a right hook to the temple. The judges' scores of 117-110, 117-110, and 118-109 reflected Baumgardner's control, with Compubox statistics showing she outlanded Beaudoin 158 to 98.
Johnson and Valle Edge Thrilling Contests
Australia's Cherneka Johnson (19-2, 8 KOs) retained her undisputed bantamweight championship, though her unanimous decision over Amanda Galle was fiercely contested. Johnson, Australia's first four-belt undisputed champion, used her physicality to force the action, but Galle (12-1-1, 1 KO) remained resilient throughout. The official scores of 99-91, 98-92, and 97-93 perhaps did not fully capture the Canadian challenger's competitive spirit.
In the opening world title bout, Costa Rica's Yokasta Valle (34-3, 10 KOs) emerged victorious from a bloody war to keep her WBC strawweight title. She edged Yadira Bustillos (11-2, 2 KOs) by majority decision in a frenetic encounter that saw the two women combine to throw a staggering 1,045 punches over ten rounds. The final scores read 98-92, 96-94, and 95-95.
A New Platform for Women's Sport
This quartet of title fights, streamed globally by Netflix from the 20,000-seat home of the NBA's Miami Heat, represented a significant moment for the visibility of women's championship boxing. The card, promoted by Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions, continued a pattern of placing elite women's fighters on the sport's biggest platforms, following the historic Katie Taylor versus Amanda Serrano trilogy.
While the Paul versus Joshua main event captured the headlines, the undercard demonstrated a sustained and meaningful investment in women's boxing, offering rare continuity and prominence on a single, massively marketed promotion.
