Chantelle Cameron contemplated retirement after watching her profession stagnate.
The Northampton puncher turned the primary, and so far solely, lady to beat future first-ballot Corridor of Famer Katie Taylor in Could 2023 with a valiant show at Dublin’s 3Arena.
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In doing so, she laid declare to the undisputed tremendous light-weight titles and jumped as much as the No.2 spot within the girls’s pound-for-pound rankings.
Once they rematched six months later, Cameron got here desperately near repeating her heroics, solely to return up brief through majority resolution.
A rubber match was anticipated to comply with, however quite than settle her rating with Cameron, Taylor opted to rekindle one other rivalry with Amanda Serrano.
The choice left Cameron in boxing limbo as she launched into a irritating 2024 that included two stay-busy fights with Elhem Mekhaled and Patricia Berghulk.
Heading into 2025, Cameron solely had one battle left on her cope with Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions and with seemingly no new contract in sight, ‘II Capo’ thought-about hanging up her gloves prematurely.
That was till Jake Paul’s Most Helpful Promotions (MVP) got here calling.
“I feel that is the perfect transfer I made signing for Most Helpful Promotions, with Jake Paul and Nakisa [Bidarian],” Cameron instructed talkSPORT.com.
“I really feel just like the doorways are going to open up for me once more. Clearly, I had the primary battle with Katie [Taylor], bought the win, went again to Eire, did not get the win within the rematch.
“The trilogy was on account of occur, nevertheless it by no means did occur, after which I had a little bit of a irritating yr.
“However that is previously now. I’ve bought a brand new promoter, a brand new coach (Stephen Smith), and I really feel like I am in good arms with Most Helpful Promotions.
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“They’re signing up all of the females, so the fights are going to be there to be made, and there is going to be no avoiding.
“It will be a hell of loads simpler. Most Helpful Promotions have actually promoted and invested in girls’s boxing.
“In order a feminine boxer, it’s the place to be and it would not make sense to be wherever else, as a result of it’s the place all of the motion is and the place you’re going to get promoted.”
Queensberry had been wholly supportive of Cameron’s transfer to MVP.
They even helped facilitate the deal.
“Queensberry had been completely wonderful,” Cameron added when requested how simple it was to get the deal over the road.
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Taylor vs Serrano III undercard
- Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano; For Taylor’s undisputed tremendous light-weight title
- Alycia Baumgardner vs Jennifer Miranda; For Baumgardner’s undisputed tremendous featherweight
- Savannah Marshall vs Shadisa Inexperienced; For Marshall’s IBF and Ring Journal tremendous middleweight titles and Inexperienced’s WBO tremendous middleweight title
- Chantelle Cameron vs Jessica Camara; For Cameron’s WBC interim tremendous light-weight title
- Ellie Scotney vs Yamileth Mercado; For Scotney’s IBF, WBO and Ring Journal tremendous bantamweight titles and Mercado’s WBC tremendous bantamweight title
- Dina Thorslund vs Shurretta Metcalf; For Thorslund’s WBO, WBC and Ring Journal bantamweight titles and Metcalf’s IBF bantamweight title
- Tamm Thibeault vs Mary Casamassa; Middleweight
- Ramla Ali vs Lila Furtado; Tremendous-bantamweight
“I simply want I had the opponents to carry out for Queensberry as a result of they had been so good to me.
“However the fights simply weren’t there, and I am glad I bought the 2 wins, however had been they fights I actually wished or wanted? Not likely.
“However I am very glad and grateful that I used to be capable of keep energetic, though it was form of a yr that handed by.
“Queensberry had been that good that they helped make this deal, as a result of they noticed what Jake and Nakisa had been doing…
“I used to be contemplating my future till this bought over the road, so it was unbelievable that it did.”
Cameron’s first task beneath the MVP banner is a conflict with Jessica Camara on the July 11 Taylor vs Serrano III all-female card at Madison Sq. Backyard.
Offering she comes by the competition unscathed, the winner of Taylor and Serrano’s tremendous light-weight four-belt shootout will likely be ordered to face WBC necessary Cameron.
“I have been instructed that I will likely be going through the winner, and if the winner vacates, then I will be combating for the WBC world title subsequent, so we are going to see,” Cameron continued.
Because the WBC interim title holder, if both Serrano or Taylor chooses to not battle her, then she will likely be elevated to full WBC tremendous light-weight champion upon the fragmentation of the belts.