Three months later, on 22 November, she found herself inside a boxing ring in Guam, where she fought Anissa Zamarron for the vacant WIBA Light Flyweight Intercontinental championship, and Caples was defeated by 5th round technical knockout, stopped on a cut in a fight in Caples was winning on all scorecards.

[2] Caples finally reached her dream of becoming a world champion when she defeated Mary Duron on 26 July 2003 in Costa Mesa, California by a ten-round unanimous decision for the vacant IFBA world Jr. Flyweight title.

Caples then travelled to Trinidad to challenge Ria Ramnarine for the vacant WIBA Mini Flyweight World Title.

Caples attended the University of California, Berkeley where she received a Bachelor of Arts in English.

She has made a career in education as a high school teacher and Technology Integration Specialist.