"When you separate yourself from a person who can be overbearing, where you're not allowed to have an opinion and not allowed to have a voice, and then you have that freedom, you find what you like and what you dislike."
"I think it was obviously a reflection of the time, but the thing I find most sad is that they actually thought I was a boy. I mean, that's devastating."
Caroline Dubois, the WBC lightweight champion, left her family home due to a conflict with her father, Stan Dubois. This decision led to a new family dynamic as she trained under Shane McGuigan. Caroline expresses a desire to reconcile with her brother Daniel but struggles with her father's overbearing nature. She reflects on her childhood, recalling how she pretended to be a boy named Colin to fit into a sport that often overlooked female boxers. This experience shaped her identity and resilience in the boxing world.
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