Boxing's Bane warns Dubois: 'I was raised in the darkness'

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Think darkness is your ally? Amelia Moore was born in it, moulded by it. And she plans to demonstrate as much against Caroline Dubois on Saturday night.

Sure, it is all very Christopher Nolan, all very caped crusader, all very masked man, but the American shoulders her own hardship as immunity to retreat across life both in and out of the ring.

The 36-year-old carries a young professional record of 4-0 as she, in the words of champion Dubois this week, comes 'back onto the radar' to challenge for the Londoner's WBC and WBO lightweight world titles.

From childhood emancipation to Olympic heartbreak, she is well versed in resilience. She will keep coming, like she always has done. Ask Moore and she might tell you she has always been on the radar.

"I had a fight a couple of years ago, I got headbutted and it broke my nose," Moore tells Sky Sports. "I took a punch and shattered my nose, I was bleeding everywhere and it just did not matter.

"There's something inside of me that, in a lot of the time those dark places that people get, I feel like I've been here before.

"It's like in Batman with Bane, he goes, 'I was raised in the darkness'. And I think that's when you are truly comfortable being in uncomfortable places, it's normal to you.

"No matter what, you dig deep, you believe in yourself and you push through."

Moore grew up on a farm in Maine before being emancipated at the age of 16, later working two jobs to fund her life throughout high school, which is where she would also first begin boxing.

Financial circumstances saw her turn towards military opportunities as opposed to the conventional college route, with Moore eventually joining the U.S. Naval Academy. Having been recruited to run track, she also trained in boxing, wrestling and swimming until being medically discharged following her diagnosis of Crohn's disease.

"I didn't know what an allowance was, there was responsibilities that required your attention, and that sacrifice and selflessness was kind of built into me at a really young age," she explains of her childhood.

"My life has been obstacle and challenge, perseverance, and I've created it. I've created that, who I am and who I've become has had to be my effort. There's been no artificial push. There's been no handouts.

"There are times where things get so tough and you think to yourself, why me? You get older and you look back and you're like, thank God it was me. You become resilient, you become creative, you become all of these facets that without a stressor you would never be able to adapt and change and grow."