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Caroline Dubois floored and bloodied Terri Harper before outpointing her British rival to become the unified lightweight world champion at London's Olympia.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Caroline Dubois produced a commanding performance on her American debut, outpointing Camilla Panatta to retain her WBC lightweight title in Miami.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

The Seahawks quarterback won the Pro Bowl’s precision-passer competition for the third time in the past four years, hitting 12 of 16 targets and outpointing the Patriots’ Mac Jones 29-9.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2022

Errol Spence Jr successfully defended his IBF world welterweight title for the third time, unanimously outpointing previously undefeated challenger Mikey Garcia on Saturday night.

From The Guardian • Mar. 17, 2019

We cannot see their operation: we have no knowledge of our danger till it is past and over, a dark shape with ugly outpointing horns, turning and spinning in the seawash of our wake.

From Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by Bone, David W. (David William)