The Cards Don't Lie
Right then — I told you in my final word that Mikaela Mayer was walking into the wrong city against the wrong woman, and that is exactly how it played out. Chantelle Cameron outworked, outmuscled and outlasted Mikaela Mayer over ten hard rounds at bp pulse LIVE, and the judges returned 97-93, 97-93 and 96-94. Three belts, one queen at super welterweight.
Cameron is now 23-1, and the only blemish on that record gets more forgivable by the year. This was her best performance since the first Katie Taylor fight — pressure, volume, and that engine that simply does not dip.
The Robbery Talk — Let's Kill It Now
Mayer was furious at the final bell and let everyone know it. I get it — she's a two-weight world champion who emptied the tank on away soil, and nobody travels well in this sport. But let's not beat around the bush: 97-93 twice and 96-94 is not a robbery, it's an argument about two or three swing rounds that Cameron edged with the cleaner, busier work. Mayer had her moments boxing at range in the middle rounds. Moments don't win championship fights. Rounds do.
What It Means For The Division
Cameron holds the WBA, WBC and WBO at 154 and there's a genuine argument she's back in the pound-for-pound conversation. Undisputed is the obvious call, and after Birmingham there isn't a promoter in Britain who won't want that fight on home soil.
Luke's Final Word
Brilliant from Cameron — a proper championship performance on the biggest women's card Britain has staged. Make no mistake, she wins the rematch too if Mayer wants one, and I'd score it wider. The bigger picture: Birmingham delivered on every promise, including Caroline Dubois looking sensational in the chief support. British women's boxing is in the healthiest state it has ever been — if you know, you know.