Chantelle Cameron’s promoters say they “would love” for the Brit to be Katie Taylor’s opponent within the legendary Irish fighter’s closing skilled contest later this 12 months.
Taylor, 39, introduced on Wednesday that she plans to retire following a house summer time combat, which she hopes can happen at Croke Park in Dublin.
The one blemish on Taylor’s 25-1 skilled report got here when she misplaced to Cameron in Might 2023, earlier than she reversed that end in a rematch six months later.
Taylor retained her undisputed world tremendous light-weight title after edging her third combat towards Amanda Serrano – who can be promoted by MVP – in New York final July.
Following Taylor’s announcement, Nakisa Bidarian, CEO of Most Helpful Promotions, informed Sky Sports activities Information: “Katie Taylor is without doubt one of the most impactful boxers in historical past, male or feminine, and MVP has been lucky sufficient to be part of that influence in a small method.
“As Katie seems to have one closing dance in Dublin, we’d love for that to be a trilogy with Chantelle Cameron, who’s the one loss on Katie’s report.”
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Taylor gained gold on the London 2012 Olympics earlier than happening to show skilled in 2016 and profitable her first 22 bouts earlier than shedding to Cameron.
Cameron, 34, has claimed three successive victories since her loss to Taylor, and can combat Michaela Kotaskova for the WBO super-welterweight title at London’s Olympia on Sunday April 5, reside on Sky Sports activities.
Cameron: With three-minute rounds I would have knocked out Taylor!
Cameron claimed earlier this month that she would have knocked out Taylor of their first combat had the rounds been three minutes fairly than two.
“Katie Taylor was hanging on to me for expensive life with two-minute rounds. With three-minute rounds I’d have gotten her out of there,” Cameron insisted.
“I’ve at all times needed it [to do threes]. I really feel it performs in my favour. I really feel prefer it’s undoubtedly going to profit me.”
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Cameron’s feedback got here because it was revealed that her April bout towards Kotaskova might characteristic three-minute rounds.
“The plan is for her to do three-minute rounds and we really feel very assured that that would be the case,” Bidarian stated.
“The WBO will probably be supportive of it and the British Boxing Board of Management we all know will probably be supportive of it as effectively.”
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