Amelia Moore is one of the fastest-rising stars in the world boxing scene, and now has a world championship bout scheduled.The Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School graduate will take on WBC/WBO World Lightweight Champion Caroline Dubois on August 29 in Birmingham, England, with the belts on the line.Moore is undefeated in four career bouts, including one knockout, and is ranked in the top 10 of every sanctioning body.Moore defeated Canadian Bonnie Hunter in March to win the NABF Lightweight Championship.”When I was a kid, I dreamed big. From the refrigerator sized project posters I made for elementary science. My attempt to attach enough balloons to lift my lawn chair off the ground for a Dr. Seuss Oobleck escape project. To a kid from Maine who was granted 3 Congressional nominations to the US Naval Academy and West Point,” Moore wrote on Instagram. “Dreamed Big. Not because these efforts are guaranteed. Because they worth pursuing.”Moore broke her hand in her March fight, but has since fully recovered and resumed training.She is also building a successful career providing commentary for the Team Boxing League. She is contracted for 28 appearances with that league this year.Moore actually fought for the league in their second season and was named Rookie of the Year. This is year four for the league. Moore got into commentary in 2025 when she broke her nose and had to take a pause from fighting.Moore also got her EMT certification last year, another step she took to help support and help the community around her.Moore, who is now 36, was an alternate on the 2020 US Olympic team and turned pro in late 2024.Her interest in the sport started early in life after discovering martial arts through an after-school program as a child in Oxford Hills.She attended the U.S. Naval Academy in Maryland for two years, voluntarily leaving there for medical and personal reasons.
BIRMINGHAM, England —
Amelia Moore is one of the fastest-rising stars in the world boxing scene, and now has a world championship bout scheduled.
The Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School graduate will take on WBC/WBO World Lightweight Champion Caroline Dubois on August 29 in Birmingham, England, with the belts on the line.
Moore is undefeated in four career bouts, including one knockout, and is ranked in the top 10 of every sanctioning body.
Moore defeated Canadian Bonnie Hunter in March to win the NABF Lightweight Championship.
“When I was a kid, I dreamed big. From the refrigerator sized project posters I made for elementary science. My attempt to attach enough balloons to lift my lawn chair off the ground for a Dr. Seuss Oobleck escape project. To a kid from Maine who was granted 3 Congressional nominations to the US Naval Academy and West Point,” Moore wrote on Instagram. “Dreamed Big. Not because these efforts are guaranteed. Because they worth pursuing.”
Moore broke her hand in her March fight, but has since fully recovered and resumed training.
She is also building a successful career providing commentary for the Team Boxing League. She is contracted for 28 appearances with that league this year.
Moore actually fought for the league in their second season and was named Rookie of the Year. This is year four for the league. Moore got into commentary in 2025 when she broke her nose and had to take a pause from fighting.
Moore also got her EMT certification last year, another step she took to help support and help the community around her.
Moore, who is now 36, was an alternate on the 2020 US Olympic team and turned pro in late 2024.
Her interest in the sport started early in life after discovering martial arts through an after-school program as a child in Oxford Hills.
She attended the U.S. Naval Academy in Maryland for two years, voluntarily leaving there for medical and personal reasons.