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AGB team in excellent form secured a host of places at the Tokyo Olympics at the qualification event at the Le Grand Dôme in Villebon-sur-Yvette on the outskirts of Paris, France.
Young GB star Caroline Dubois delivered in sensational style. On the opening day (June 4) the Londoner had come through a bruising contest with Mira Potkonen, the Olympic bronze medallist who eliminated Katie Taylor from Rio 2016 and who was also the top seed in this tournament. Potkonen, twice Dubois’ age and vastly more experienced, is strong and heavy-handed. But rather than allow Caroline room to box, or breathe, Potkonen barrelled into her. She pulled the Briton into headlocks, wrestled her off her feet and tried every trick to disrupt Dubois. But Caroline was robust enough to withstand the onslaught. She worked to land her punches. It was an exhausting battle but Dubois came through it with a magnificent unanimous decision.
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