By: Sean Crose
Undefeated and undisputed ladies’s light-weight champion Katie Taylor goes up in weight to face Chantelle Cameron on May twentieth in Ireland. Should Taylor emerge victorious from the competition, she will likely be a two division undisputed champion – a uncommon factor in any period of boxing, a lot much less at the moment’s. Taylor was initially purported to struggle a rematch with Amanda Serrano who she engaged in an all out conflict with final 12 months. Serrano, nevertheless, needed to pull out of her probability to avenge her loss to Taylor as a consequence of an damage. Taylor, then, made the choice to seek out herself the following largest problem out there.
“Once Serrano pulled out this was the natural fight to make,” Taylor mentioned in a Saturday press launch. “It’s two undefeated, reigning Undisputed World Champions going up against each other and I believe that’s the first time that’s ever happened in the modern era of the sport.” Aside from the prospect to win one other undisputed world title, Taylor can also be deeply excited combating in her native Ireland. “People have been talking about this fight for a long time now,” she mentioned, “so I’m delighted it’s happening and I’m looking forward to becoming a two-weight Undisputed Champion in Dublin on May 20.”
Yet the 17-0 Cameron can also be thrilled with the chance to sq. off towards Taylor, for – with the attainable exception of Claressa Shields – Taylor is most well-known and effectively regarded girl in skilled boxing. “It feels surreal that the fight is actually happening,” mentioned England’s Cameron. “It feels like my whole professional career has been based around this fight and I never imagined it would actually happen for one reason or another.” Now that she has an opportunity to defeat the 22-0 Taylor, Cameron makes it clear she goals to profit from it.
“To successfully defend my belts against Taylor will be the icing on the cake for me,” Cameron mentioned. “To become undisputed and then defend them against the pound-for-pound best in women’s boxing will really mark my place in women’s boxing and create my own legacy.” Without doubt, that is shortly changing into an indicator period of girls’s boxing. Not solely are the very best combating the very best, they’re doing so repeatedly.
“I can’t wait to be a part of the historic moment when Katie Taylor makes her homecoming in Ireland to attempt to make history and become a two-weight undisputed Champion,” Matchroom honcho Eddie Hearn mentioned.
