Rising women’s boxing star Amelia Moore of Maine comes up short in world title fight
BIRMINGHAM, England —
Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School graduate Amelia Moore came up short in her pursuit of the WBC and WBO World Lightweight titles on Saturday.
Moore lost a unanimous decision to Caroline Dubois of the United Kingdom in a fight on Saturday at the BP Pulse Arena in Birmingham, England.
The judges scored the fight 99-90, 99-90, and 98-91 in favor of Dubois. It was the first professional loss in five career fights for Moore, who entered the title fight ranked in the top 10 of every sanctioning body.
Moore went to the canvas after taking a hard left from Dubois in the fifth round, but got back up. However, while she landed plenty of punches, she was never able to gain any control in the bout.
Moore defeated Canadian Bonnie Hunter in March to win the NABF Lightweight Championship.
Moore is a rising star in the world boxing scene, but she says she is far more than just a boxer. She says she also wants to help encourage and support other people.
“I really pride myself on being authentically me and being real,” Moore told Maine’s Total Coverage in May. She said she wants to encourage others to be the same. “Be weird. Don’t try to be anything other than who you are.”
“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 earlier this year. “Dreamed Big. Not because these efforts are guaranteed. Because they are worth pursuing.”
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 its 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.