The Olympia’s All-Women’s Card: April 5th Fight Preview

(MAR 10) On Sunday, April 5th, London’s Olympia hosts a female-only fight card for the first time under Most Valuable Promotions. The event is being broadcast live on Sky Sports, and it’s going to feature four world title bouts and a headline rivalry that has been brewing for months. 

Dubois vs. Harper

The main event is WBC lightweight champion Caroline Dubois (12-0-1, 5 KOs) against Terri Harper (16-2-2, 6 KOs) in a world title unification. 

Dubois is widely considered the “future” of the division, which has got plenty of boxing fans eager to see her win. Harper, on the other hand, is a three-weight world champion from Yorkshire, so her experience might outmatch Dubois. 

For a few months now, their rivalry has been simmering. Just recently, Dubois called Harper "Irrelevant" while Harper insists that she’s being overlooked. Bookmakers are also favouring Dubois, so it’s a bout that boxing fans cannot miss. 

Absolutely Stacked Undercard 

Ellie Scotney (11-0-0, 0 KOs), who was born and raised in London, is putting her WBC, IBF, and WBO super-bantamweight titles on the line against the no-other Meico Mayelli Flores (13-1-1, 4 KOs) for the undisputed championship. 

Irma Garcia (25-5-0, 5 KOs) and Emma Dolan (8-0-0, 1 KO), are then going back-to-back for 10 rounds for Garcia’s IBF junior bantamweight title. Chantelle Camera and Michaela Kotaskova will also be a part of the undercard, both fighting for the WBO women’s junior middleweight title. 

More fights will be added. The full card is listed on the ESPN Boxing page and will be updated as further bouts are confirmed. 

Why This Night Matters 

The last all-female boxing broadcast in the UK was the Shields vs Marshall card. This happened at the O2 in 2022. According to Sky Sports, that event drew in over two million viewers. Almost 40% of the at-home audience for this event was female as well.

It was a huge success, and we believe April 5th picks up a lot of that momentum. With such a stacked card and MVP’s promotional machine, we could see record-high numbers for a women-only boxing event.  

If you're streaming from home, there are plenty of ways to engage with the event, or women's boxing in general, from home. Social media in particular has helped engagement with women's boxing, with influencers in particular playing an important role in advertising the sport to a range of new audiences.

An overall increase in boxing engagement across all formats and genders has been noted across social media, with the rise of influencer based boxing events cited as a primary reason for the increased interest. There's even now boxing themed slot games and Slingo Bingo games available online, with famous series' like Big Bass adopting games like Big Bass Bonus Round, showing how the sport only continues to grow across a range of media formats.

With four 10-round title fights already on the cards, we know it’s going to be a long event. But, with a packed all-women card, with four title fights on the cards already, it’s certainly going to be a night of engagement. 

So many career-defining moments will occur this night. Will Dubois live up to her name? Will Cameron’s move to new weights be worth it? We’re not sure. However, we cannot wait to see how this will play out.