Dubois Unifies Titles by Outpointing Harper

Caroline Dubois floored a bloodied Terri Harper before outpointing her British rival to become the unified lightweight world champion at London's Olympia. After a dull first half, Dubois dropped Harper with a classy jab and left hook in the sixth round. Harper, who suffered a nasty cut from a clash of heads in the eighth, showed great spirit to continue fighting until the final round.

The judges scored the fight 98-91, 97-92 and 98-91 to Dubois, who adds Harper's WBO belt to her WBC title. 'I feel like I dropped off towards the end, but I'm getting better every time,' said Dubois. Harper, a three-weight world champion, drops to 16 wins, three defeats and two draws.