Dubois fought early within the night time on the prelims in entrance of a flippantly crammed Kaseya Middle – the 20,000-seat residence of the Miami Warmth.
She walked to the ring singing alongside to Whitney Houston’s ‘I am Each Lady’ and began confidently, shifting out and in of vary and repeatedly beating Panatta to the punch.
A straight left from the champion’s southpaw stance landed cleanly and recurrently within the third spherical because the hole at school grew to become more and more clear.
“Pretty, Caroline, maintain going,” shouted stablemate and former cruiserweight world champion Chris Billam-Smith from the group as Dubois pressed ahead.
Dubois whipped a physique shot into Panatta’s midriff within the fifth and once more within the sixth, every drawing nods of approval from ringside.
Moments later got here the knockdown. As Panatta dipped to assault the physique, Dubois slipped the shot and fired a wonderfully timed counter to the chin.
Panatta, 34, crashed to the canvas in a heap.
She rose rapidly however regarded shaken; her transient grin doing little to disguise the impact of the punch.
With little time left within the spherical, Panatta managed to see out the bell.
Dubois elevated the depth within the closing levels, various her work by mixing jabs and uppercuts, whereas a marked-up Panatta had few solutions because the champion comfortably closed out the ultimate rounds.
It meant there was little doubt when the scorecards had been learn out.
