Three Belts, Two Rivals, One Night In Birmingham
Right then — Saturday in Birmingham is as good as women's boxing gets in this country. Chantelle Cameron against Mikaela Mayer at bp pulse LIVE is a genuine three-belt super welterweight unification: Mayer brings the WBA and WBC titles, Cameron brings the WBO, and the winner walks out holding three of the four and staring at undisputed. Cameron vs Mayer has needle, pedigree and consequences — everything a proper fight needs.
Cameron is the only woman to beat Katie Taylor, and she has carried that scalp with a chip on her shoulder ever since the rematch went the other way. Mayer has rebuilt herself into a two-division force and talks like a woman who believes Birmingham holds no fears. One of them is wrong, and we find out Saturday.
Caroline Dubois Is The Co-Main Event Anywhere Else
The chief support would headline most cards this year. Caroline Dubois puts her unified lightweight titles on the line against Amelia Moore, an unbeaten American who has earned her shot the hard way. Dubois is, for my money, the most naturally gifted fighter on the entire card — brilliant feet, vicious timing, and a meanness in there that her amateur pedigree only hints at. Moore is live, but Dubois at 25 is close to the finished article.
How Cameron vs Mayer Plays Out
Mayer will box beautifully in spells. She is long, educated, and her jab-and-turn game is class. But Cameron's engine is the best in women's boxing bar none, and at home, with a Birmingham crowd roaring her through the championship rounds, I think she drowns Mayer down the stretch. Make no mistake — this is close on the cards through eight, then Cameron takes over.
My Predictions
Cameron by unanimous decision in a fight of the year contender, with the last four rounds swinging it. Dubois stops Moore late — she is levels above at this weight, and I think she announces herself as the face of the division on Saturday night. Full card details on our fight cards page.