WBC lightweight champion Caroline Dubois is the latest addition to Most Valuable Promotion's star-studded roster of women's boxing talent. Dubois, 24, is considered to be one of the top rising stars of the female code and thus a key signing for Jake Paul's promotion, who aims to dominate that side of the sport. 

There's no time to waste for the 2020 Olympian, who debuts for MVP in just 10 days when she defends her title against Camilla Panatta on the undercard of Paul's Netflix boxing match with Anthony Joshua on Dec. 19 in Miami. 

"It was a decision that took a lot of thought," Dubois said Tuesday on Uncrowned's "The Ariel Helwani Show" about leaving her longtime promoter, Ben Shalom's BOXXER. "It was a long process. We've been talking back and forth with [MVP co-founder] Nakisa [Bidarian], with the representatives from MVP, and it was just one of the moves that made the most sense. I'm at this point in my career where the sky's the limit, and there's such a massive ceiling, and there's so much on the line for myself. 

"I want to become undisputed [champion]. I want to do this, I want to do that, and we have to make the decision in terms of what's going to be the best route to get me to where I want to be. MVP has signed up a lot of the females in my division. They're constantly putting the money where their mouth is, backing, supporting and investing in women's boxing, and I feel like it would've been stupid not to sign with them."

Dubois' previous promoter, BOXXER, lost its television deal with Sky Sports this past June, which allowed her to become a free agent and explore the market — although according to Dubois, that exploration went no further than speaking with MVP. The Brit said she rejected two prior offers from Paul's promotion but ultimately decided the third made by the American company was too good to turn down.

News of Dubois' impending exit from BOXXER was made apparent earlier this month when a clip of Shalom speaking about Dubois' status with the company gained traction on social media. Shalom claimed he was streamlining his talent stable and insinuated Dubois hadn't made the cut. However, Uncrowned understands — and Dubois confirmed — that BOXXER did offer her a renewal, which she declined.

"They did [try to re-sign me]," Dubois said of BOXXER. "Ben came with an offer, and they just couldn't compete with what MVP was offering. It's a shame, obviously, but I feel like I'm at this point right now where I need to be selfish and I need to think about what's going to push the Caroline Dubois train as far and as fast as it can go, and I feel like MVP is the best route for that."

"When I first read that — I'll be honest — the first reaction was to be slightly offended, because Ben did try very hard to re-sign me," Dubois added of Shalom's quote. "I was actually sitting down in the living room with my sister when I first read the quote, watched the interview, and I was like, 'Oh, what's he trying to say?' I showed it to my sister, and I was like, 'Isn't that slightly offensive?' And she was like, 'Think about it from his point of view — what can he say?'"

"Boxing is in such an interesting situation. All the promoters are trying to get at each other, they want to kick each other when they're down. Obviously me leaving him is going to be a soft spot for him. He tried to negate it and make it seem a different type of way. I understand why he said that, and I wish him the best. I believe if he's in it for the long run, he'll be able to come through whatever this dip is that he's going through right now. I'm not really upset by it anymore. It doesn't really matter to me. I'm focused on my own career, my own journey. I think you'll see that Caroline Dubois — she brings everything that [Shalom] says he is looking for. It's just unfortunately he can't bring what I'm looking for."

Dubois explained that a vital key to her decision to exit BOXXER was the company's switch from Sky Sports to the BBC, which is available in far more UK households but is paying a fraction of the rights fees and staging far fewer shows. MVP also houses two other champions at lightweight — Terri Harper and Stephanie Han — and has a host of big names Dubois can fight, including Alycia Baumgardner. 

In Dubois' ideal world, she would unify with Harper first and then face the winner of Han vs. Holly Holm, which would put her in a prime position for a major fight against Baumgardner.

MVP has a host of British talent but has yet to stage a show in the UK. Dubois expects 2026 to include MVP's expansion across the pond, where a fight between Dubois and Harper would be a perfect fit. 

Both Dubois and Harper have been receptive to a unification fight, so it should be makeable with them both under the same banner. One match Dubois, however, doesn't think will be so easy to make is a fight with unified 130-pound champion Baumgardner, who has been dismissive of Dubois.

"100% she will [try to avoid the fight]," Dubois said of Baumgardner. "She will try to say, 'What has Caroline done? She's not on my level.' But if we're being honest, she needs me just as much as I need her. Women's boxing needs to have big fights happen. We're missing out on that, unfortunately. She needs to be involved in a big fight. She hasn't been involved in a big fight for a long time. 

"I think me versus Alycia Baumgardner is a massive fight. I think it's the biggest fight in women's boxing. For that to happen, it needs to be built up, it needs to have the needle, it needs to have the belts on the line, and the way we can do that is by me unifying and collecting as many belts as I can. And I know that she wouldn't want to fight me unless I bring a massive dangling carrot to motivate her to get in the ring."