MOST VALUABLE PROMOTIONS’ DUBOIS VS HARPER & SCOTNEY VS FLORES FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
LONDON, ENGLAND – April 3, 2026 – Today in London, England, Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), in partnership with Sky Sports, hosted the MVPW-01 final press conference in the Grand Hall at Olympia, London ahead of this weekend’s highly anticipated unified world title clash of MVP’s British champions, “Sweet” Caroline Dubois (12-0-1, 5 KOs) vs. Terri “Belter” Harper (16-2-2, 6 KOs) and the historic double main event of MVP and England’s unified world champion Ellie Scotney (11-0) vs. Mexico’s WBA world champion Mayelli Flores (13-1-1, 4 KOs) for the undisputed 122lb world championship, live on Sky Sports. Also featured were main card fighters Chantelle Cameron (21-1-0, 8 KOs) vs. Michaela Kotaskova (11-0-2, 4 KOs) for the WBO super welterweight world championship (154 lbs) and Irma Garcia (25-5-1, 5 KOs) vs. Emma Dolan (8-0, 1 KO) for the IBF super flyweight world championship (115 lbs), highlighting the depth of talent across the all-action event.
Hosted by Sky Sports reporter Andy Scott, the press conference brought together fighters to address the media as anticipation builds ahead of fight night. The event streamed live on MVP’s YouTube channel and Sky Sports’ YouTube channel, giving fans around the world a front-row seat to the final pre-fight moments. See quotes below and view the full press conference on MVP’s YouTube channel HERE.
CAROLINE DUBOIS QUOTES
On her confidence that she will defeat Harper on fight night:
I’ve won every battle from the moment this fight was signed. I’ve won every battle, and I will continue to win every battle. Come fight night, I will win the battle. This is a war, this is everything.
On her intentions for Sunday’s bout:
Talk is cheap. We can all push and shove, and that’s all great, but what’s important is stepping into the ring on Sunday and kicking ass. That’s what I fully intend on doing.
On how she handles the buildup to the fight:
I’m not a weak individual. I don’t get distracted by noise. I love the noise. I run towards the fire. I don’t run away. This is my sport. This is my life. I love it. I love everything about it. The build-up, the fight, the intensity, everything. I don’t run away from it, and I’m not afraid of it.
Dubois response to Harper’s thoughts on her commentary leading up to their bout:
You can say what you want about your own projection. Maybe this is what would scare you, but it doesn’t scare me, Terri. It doesn’t scare me.
On Harper’s thoughts going into the fight:
I’d hate to be going into a fight thinking: ‘All I have is an engine.’ That’s a bit scary.
On backing up her commentary on Sunday:
Talking isn’t going to win a fight. It isn’t going to lose a fight. The one thing I really love about boxing is that anything you say, everything you say, you have to back it up. It’s so easy for trolls online to say whatever they want to say, but they go missing. They disappear, they post without a face, they say anything, and they don’t have to back up their words. But we’re fighters, we step into the ring and we 100% back up our words. I can’t wait to do that.
On her belief that she is better than Harper:
Every experience I’ve had, negative or positive, has built me to be the woman that I am today, and I think that the woman I am today is a better woman and a better fighter than anything Terri Harper brings come Sunday, and I can’t wait to prove that.
On having no animosity towards Harper:
I’ve got nothing against her as a human being, as a person. I’m sure she’s the nicest woman in the world, but that’s not what it’s about. It’s about fighting, and it’s about winning.
On pushing women’s boxing forward:
We’ve been on the back burner for so long, but now we’re pushing forward. We’re breaking boundaries.
On her experience boxing:
I’m an elite athlete. I’ve been doing this since I was nine years old. I didn’t walk into a gym when I was, I don’t know, 19 20.
TERRI HARPER QUOTES
On her thoughts going into her bout vs. Dubois:
I trust fully in the timing of my life and the time of my career that this is my moment. All those years, ever since I’ve stepped through the gym doors as a young amateur, have led to this moment.
On Dubois’ commentary leading up to the fight:
Caroline just said herself, talk is cheap, and that’s all she’s done the last 12 weeks, so. For me, I’ve been fully focused on the job that I got to do Sunday night. As you can see, I’ve been quiet on my socials for this training camp because I’ve been fully focused on the job I’ve got to do, whereas Caroline’s been arguing online, getting sucked into everything.
On how Dubois compares to fighters she’s previously faced:
Caroline is the best fighter that I’m going to fight. I’ve prepared for that.
On her plan for fight night:
That first half of the fight is where she [Dubois] is the most dangerous, so I need to be very disciplined and switched on.
On Dubois’ commentary at the press conference:
You can turn my mic off. Caroline will do my talking.
On her advantage over Dubois:
I’ve got the engine.
On Dubois saying her respect must be earned:
I do not want, and I do not need Caroline’s respect.
ELLIE SCOTNEY QUOTES
On her thoughts on potentially becoming the youngest undisputed champion in the UK in the four-belt era:
When that bell goes on Sunday, they’re all [belts] on the line. I’m going in as a challenger. Nothing else changes.
On taking on Flores’ Mexican fighting style on Sunday:
Only a one percent club becomes undisputed, and you have got to be willing to go any place. If it has to be Catford vs. Mexico, it might have to be.
On being friendly with others on the card:
So many people on this card I’ve either sparred with or brushed shoulders with, so it just shows you the movement in boxing. That’s the beauty of boxing, and that’s the beauty of MVP.
On pressure to become undisputed:
It’s a massive moment, but again it’s all talk. All that matters is Sunday, and that’s where my focus is.
On inspiring the youth to box:
I don’t just want little girls to watch us all on the show; I want little boys to watch and go, ‘I want to fight because of these ladies.’ I think every one of us on this card, at this table, on the undercard before that, will prove why women can do it and they can do it the same as men.
MAYELLI FLORES QUOTES
*All quotes have been translated from Spanish to English.
On potentially becoming Mexico’s first undisputed champion on Sunday:
If Ellie wants to beat me, she has to beat me by coming and fighting me. These belts cannot be won by running. I want to represent and do Mexico, but also Latin America, proud. I want to win all these belts at this division.
On the significance of a win:
We say in Mexico that you come back with everything or you come back with absolutely nothing.
CHANTELLE CAMERON QUOTES
On fighting three-minute rounds:
If women want equal rights and equal pay, we kind of got to do what the men are doing.
On her and MVP’s role in evolving women’s boxing:
It’s great because you see all the young ones. They’re getting their world title shots, going for undisputed. I think MVP has saved women’s boxing. I think women’s boxing was taking a massive dip. MVP has come on board and saved it.
On potential unification bout vs. Mikaela Mayer:
I’m going to focus on my job on Sunday. I never overlook any opponent. I think it’s disrespectful, but me and Mikaela have spoken loads of times, and Mikaela knows what it is. It’s nothing but respect. She’s a great opponent for me, and we’ll see what the future holds.
On a potential trilogy vs. Katie Taylor over three-minute rounds:
I think the ship sailed. I wish Katie all the best, and I hope she has her swan song, and I hope it goes well at Croke Park.
MICHAELA KOTASKOVA QUOTES
What would it mean to her to come champion of the world:
It’s a big opportunity for myself, for my country, for my boxing gym, for my coach, and manager. I’m here to win the fight and the belt. We’ve trained hard.
On fighting three-minute rounds:
I’ve become a big fan of three-minute rounds because you have to work differently. You just have to choose the right pace, and it’s more fun than the two-minute rounds, so I really enjoy it.
On supporting females who want to explore boxing:
I think for the girls it’s very important to be confident in everything they want to achieve in their lives. I think boxing is very good preparation for life.
On being amongst great female fighters on the card:
It’s very nice to be here with all these women and to show the best of what the sport has to offer.
IRMA GARCIA QUOTES
*All quotes have been translated from Spanish to English.
On her career outside of boxing:
I’ve been a police officer now for 22 years in Mexico City. I’ve served my country as a good Mexican, and I’m also a qualified lawyer and I have a degree in public administration. The other part of my life is boxing, which is a fundamental pillar of my life.
On her thoughts going into fight night vs. Emma Dolan:
I always have respect for any opponent that I’ve faced in the ring, but we’ve come here to show that we can win. We’ve put that hard work in, and we fully intend to take that belt home to Mexico and defend it.
EMMA DOLAN QUOTES
On her confidence going into Sunday’s bout:
It’s my time now. I’m here to take that belt back with me.
On being an underdog:
I’ve been the underdog in a lot of fights, and I always come over and win fairly comfortably. I don’t think this should be any different.
On her respect for her opponent, Irma Garcia:
I’ve got big respect for Irma as well. She’s a champion. You don’t get belts given to you; you have to earn them.
On a potential rematch vs. Shannon Ryan:
To be honest, Shannon is pretty irrelevant to me now.
About Most Valuable Promotions (MVP)
Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) was founded in August 2021 by Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian with a fighter-first ethos. Since its inception, MVP has produced 30 live boxing events, currently promotes nearly 60 fighters, 16 world champions, and 26 top contenders.
MVP has led boxing’s evolution in the streaming era through partnerships with the world’s leading platforms. In November 2024, MVP’s Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson and Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano 2 was the first-ever live professional sports event streamed on Netflix. Paul vs. Tyson shattered records, becoming the most-streamed sporting event of all time with 125 million live viewers worldwide. MVP went on to partner with Netflix twice in 2025 for MVP’s Taylor vs. Serrano 3 and Jake vs. Joshua: Judgment Day.
Today, MVP is the global home of women’s boxing. MVP’s Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano in 2022 was the first female fight to headline Madison Square Garden, while Taylor vs. Serrano 2 in 2024 saw 74 million viewers globally on Netflix and became the most-watched professional women’s sports event in US history with 47 million AMA in the US. Their 2025 trilogy on Netflix topped an all-women’s megacard that set the official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the most world championship belts ever contested on a single fight card, male or female, with 17 world titles, earning nearly 6 million viewers globally.