Undefeated lightweight champs Dubois, Han set for 3-belt unification bout — SkimNews
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- Caroline Dubois, the reigning WBC and WBO champion at 14-0-1 with 5 KOs, puts both titles on the line against Stephanie Han on Feb. 20 in a three-belt unification at 135 pounds inside GECU Arena in El Paso, Texas.
- Stephanie Han enters as the WBA champion at 13-0 with 3 KOs, having defended the title three times, including two victories over former UFC champion Holly Holm earlier this year.
- Terri Harper took a decision loss to Dubois in April 2026, the London fighter's win that unified the WBC and WBO titles.
- El Paso hosts Han's second consecutive world title appearance, and the WBA champion — a former officer with the El Paso Police Department — called the bout "a dream come true" and "one step closer to becoming the undisputed queen of the lightweight division."
- Sky Sports will televise the Feb. 20 bout in the U.K. and ESPN in the U.S.
- Nakisa Bidarian, CEO of Most Valuable Promotions, called the pairing of two undefeated champions "a huge moment for MVP and women's boxing" in one of boxing's deepest and most competitive divisions.
- Elif Nur Turhan, the IBF champion at 14-0 with 8 KOs, defends the lightweight division's fourth belt Sunday against junior lightweight champion Alycia Baumgardner (18-1, 7 KOs) in Arlington, Texas.
Why it matters: Three of lightweight boxing's four major titles meet in one El Paso frame on Feb. 20, while the IBF belt is contested separately Sunday in Arlington — the division's biggest prizes in play without all four being decided. Han's 13-0 run and three WBA defenses against unbeaten Dubois leave her WBA crown on the line at home.
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