Delfine Persoon and Caroline Veyre will vie for the vacant WBC junior lightweight championship Tuesday night at GLC Live in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and live on DAZN. Persoon (50-3, 20 KOs), a former two-time lightweight world champion, counts world-class experience against the likes of Katie Taylor, Alycia Baumgardner and Christina Linardatou to name a few. The 41 year-old Belgian veteran produced a sixth-round TKO of Ana Maria Lozano in June — her only ring appearance of 2025. Meanwhile, Veyre (10-1) is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Licia Boudersa in July. The title was last held by the division's true world champion, Alicia Baumgardner, but the WBC stripped her because it refuses to allow women to take twelve round fights.
DAZN News analyzed the keys to victory for both Persoon and Veyre heading into this title match.
Delfine Persoon’s Keys to Victory
Assert jab without overextending. Persoon throws a blunt jab as part of her fight repertoire and the sooner she is able to assert this weapon, the quicker the Belgian fighter can pressure behind it. That makes it rather imperative for her to start finding a home with the stick early into this championship fight against Caroline Veyre. That being said, Persoon’s challenge is landing the jab without overextending which could leave her vulnerable to stinging counterpunches.
Pressure Veyre into cramped quarters. Once Persoon touches Veyre with that jab, she can start closing the distance between her and the Canadian fighter. Pressuring and locking Veyre into the phone booth, while throwing away the key, gives Persoon her best chance to deliver heavy-handed damage.
Punch in traffic. Within the pressure she is able to generate, Persoon must punch in traffic. Accomplishing this could erode away at Veyre’s amateur sweet science pedigree, even goading the Canadian into a slugfest which would favor Persoon. The former two-time lightweight world champion is adept at roughing up opponents and getting the better of exchanges in the pocket. She can deploy this strategy to tasting super featherweight world title glory.
Caroline Veyre’s Keys to Victory
Pepper Persoon with the jab. Where Persoon is more blunt with her jab, Veyre peppers opponents with her own stick. This touch-and-go tactic with the jab could stifle Persoon, forcing the Belgian fighter to reset her offense with each landing. The jab is where Veyre’s offense should start.
Rely on lateral movement. Another key for Veyre in this fight is her lateral movement as the Canadian fighter tends to be light on her feet, moving around the ring with smooth flow. That is opposed to Persoon who is methodical, but sometimes clunky on her feet. Veyre should look to exploit this advantage and ride it to victory as the better footwork could allow her to get in and out of spots with relative ease, landing her shots while evading harm’s way.
Catch Persoon lunging in. Persoon tends to lunge in behind the jab as her way of producing forward-fighting pressure. Veyre has the ring IQ to time these lunges and catch an incoming Persoon with sharp counterpunches. The sharper these shots are, the better Veyre will do on judges’ scorecards, perhaps pointing her way to the WBC super featherweight crown.
