Baumgardner (18-1, 7 KOs), the former undisputed junior lightweight champion, will step up to 135 pounds to challenge current IBF titlist Turhan at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.

Turhan (14-0, 8 KOs) is considered one of the biggest punchers in the division and she won her belt by destroying previously undefeated champion Beatriz Ferreira inside five relentless rounds in Monte Carlo last year.

But Ring lightweight champion Dubois, who also holds the WBC and WBO belts, has piled the pressure on Baumgardner by suggesting that she should be able to outbox the Turkish champion easily in order to set up a unification with her early next year.

Dubois told The Ring: “She should be able to just go out there and make it look easy, make it look fun and just spin her on her head. If you've got someone like Alycia who does have power and boxing know-how, I think she should know what to do against an opponent like this.

“But it's a good fight because it's exciting. I don't know if Elif has the ability to outbox Alycia and set her up for a big shot, or to pressurize her enough to make her gas out. I don’t think she’s got that ability.

“The only chance Elif has got is to catch her and knock her out so it’s a question of whether Alycia is going to be standing there, holding her head up in the air to get clipped. I don’t think she will.

“People now understand what Elif has got and that’s power but they now also understand what she doesn’t have and that is boxing ability. I don’t think I’ve ever seen her throw a jab”

Baumgardner and Turhan will meet in the main event of MVPW-07, which also features Ellie Scotney’s challenge for Tiara Brown’s WBC featherweight title.

Dubois, a fellow MVP fighter, may be in attendance for the show and will push hard to face Baumgardner, who was ringside for her last fight, should she claim Turhan’s belt in Texas.

“Most definitely that is the plan,” Dubois said. “She’s in my weight class and fighting for a belt. I think that's the most sensible option. You know, we're two of the biggest names in women's boxing. And what women's boxing needs now is big fights.

“If she wins and becomes world champion that’s a fight that should happen. I believe everyone’s goal is to become undisputed and she has already done that at 130 pounds so I’d imagine she has those aspirations at lightweight too. Organically we’re going to have to fight."

In the immediate aftermath of Dubois’ victory over Amelia Moore at the end of August, 32-year-old Baumgardner grabbed the mic and argued with the Londoner live on air.

Dubois said: “We’ve said a lot of words to each other but this is not a talking competition, it’s a fighting one. All of this stuff is great because it’s going to build the fight, it's going to make it what it will be.

“I'm excited for that, I’m looking forward to the build up and ultimately shutting her up and showing the world who I am and what I'm here to do.”