Chantelle Cameron Declares Intent to Face Winner of Taylor-Serrano Rematch

Chantelle Cameron, England’s former world champion, has announced her preparations to fight the victor of next month’s contest between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano. Taylor’s previous fight, a year ago, saw her defeat Cameron. Ireland’s Taylor is scheduled to compete against Puerto Rico’s Serrano on 15 November. This bout is a rematch of their 2022 lightweight classic and will be contested at light-welterweight for the undisputed title. Cameron, 33, previously held these belts and is set to defend her status as WBC interim champion this Saturday against Patricia Berghult. Speaking to BBC Radio Northampton, Cameron stated, “Whoever wins out of Serrano and Taylor, I will be in a position where they’ll need to fight me because I’m mandatory [challenger to the WBC title].” Berghult, 30, a former world champion at light-middleweight, will be Cameron’s second opponent since she sustained the first loss of her career to Taylor almost a year ago. Taylor’s victory in that match avenged the sole defeat of her career. In an interview with BBC Sport on Tuesday, she did not dismiss the possibility of a trilogy bout with Cameron, who had won their initial encounter in May 2023. Since her points defeat last year, Cameron has implemented significant changes, including switching coaches and joining a new promotional team, Frank Warren’s Queensberry. Her debut under Warren’s promotion, last July, resulted in a majority points win over Elhem Mekhaled, despite Cameron reporting a “sinus and chest infection” during the week of the fight. Despite these health issues, Cameron threw a substantial 864 punches during the contest, with a combined 194 punches exchanged between her and Mekhaled in the final round. “I was feeling rotten during the week,” she said. “I wish I was 100% because it did affect my performance.” Regarding her upcoming opponent, Cameron remarked, “[Berghult’s] a former world champion at the weight above. I faced her in the amateurs years and years back. It’s going to be an entertaining fight but as long as I do what I do best, I will win.” Cameron, a fighter from Northampton, has expressed her sole focus on regaining the belts she lost to Taylor. “If I don’t win, I won’t see the belts again. I’ve got loads of faith in [Queensberry] to hunt them down,” Cameron said. She further added, “When it comes to fighting for those world titles again, I am going to get them back because I will be improved and better. I was undisputed before and with these improvements I know I will be undisputed again.”