Cameron Edge Mayer in Unified Light-Middleweight Champion

Chantelle Cameron produced one of the finest displays of her career to beat Mikaela Mayer and add the WBA and WBC light-middleweight titles to her WBO belt.

An engrossing encounter was narrowly won by the British fighter by unanimous decision - 97-93 on two scorecards and 96-94 on the other.

American Mayer disagreed with the decision, claiming she "outboxed" Cameron – leading to an angry exchange of words in the ring.

The possibility of a rematch was also floated, with Mayer suggesting Cameron had benefited from home advantage – to the champion's chagrin, as she said "talk is cheap".

It means Cameron remains unbeaten since her second fight with Katie Taylor in 2023, and with 23 victories in 24 professional encounters.

Classy Cameron rolls back the years

This was one of Cameron's best displays. These fighters were evenly matched in every metric – from punch rate to height and weight, even hairstyle.

But Cameron won out thanks to her unrelenting pressure, which never allowed the usually adaptable Mayer to figure out a winning gameplan.

- Author: Emma Smith, BBC

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