Harper personally made it during fight week and leaned into it.
“I don’t like rude people. I don’t like bullies. That’s the vibe she gives me. She just rubs me the wrong way.”
She uses that edge to bring something sharper to the fray.
“She gives me that fire in my belly that I need. I actually want to go out there and do the work on her.”
Then she reversed the pressure.
“For me there is no pressure, Caroline is the one who blew her mouth.”
Harper’s angle is clear. Drag Dubois to the later rounds and test her pace. She has been through injuries, cuts and long battles. That experience shows in how she manages laps and when she chooses to step in.
“I feel like as a fighter I’ve probably experienced everything you can experience … I’ve got a lot of experience and I know I’m going to be able to use it to my advantage on the night.”
She pointed to a pattern.
“She will tire, 100 percent. The pattern is set, you can see it.”
Harper will look to maintain her form early, work behind her forehand and build the fight into the second half. Straight shots, body work and patience.
Dubois brings the opposite. She sets a faster pace, lets combos go and pushes exchanges. She is younger, sharper with her hands, and more aggressive when she walks in.
The key is control over the distance. If Dubois sets the pace early and keeps her work rate high, she can take rounds before Harper settles. If Harper keeps her composure, works the body and forces a slower fight, she can turn it around.
This is where experience fits the bill. One fighter builds rounds. The others seem to take them early.
Full card, April 5
London, England
Live on Sky Sports / ESPN+
Start time: 12:00 PM ET
Caroline Dubois vs. Terri Harper
WBC and WBO lightweight titles
Ellie Scotney vs. Mayelli Flores
Undisputed Super Bantamweight Championship
Chantelle Cameron vs Michaela Kotaskova
Vacant WBO junior middleweight title
Irma Garcia
IBF super flyweight title defense
Shannon Courtenay
8 round fight
The belts are on the line against lightweight. The second half of the fight decides who they like.
