Mikaela Mayer is assured of snapping her dropping run in England and securing the largest win of her profession to this point when she meets Chantelle Cameron in a high-stakes unification conflict this August, dwell on Sky Sports activities.
Mayer’s solely two earlier skilled defeats have come on UK soil, with a controversial split-decision loss to Alycia Baumgardner in London in 2022 and one other split-decision loss to Natasha Jonas in Liverpool in January 2024.
Regardless of these setbacks, she has no trepidation in returning to struggle British star Cameron on UK soil in Birmingham on Saturday August 29.
“It’s a great fight,” stated Mayer. “From my business mind, I think this fight is a lot better served in the UK versus Orlando, Florida, so I’m going to make that happen – it really wasn’t an issue for me,” she advised Sky Sports activities.
“I do know I have never at all times had one of the best luck over there within the UK, however I’ve at all times stated that hasn’t deterred me from coming again there. I like combating over there, I like the followers over there, the individuals, the vitality within the enviornment – it is at all times nice.
“I’m just going to have to go and get it done this time. Three’s a charm!”
Mayer has a powerful resume, having received 22 of her 24 fights in changing into a three-weight world champion.
Cameron, who’s a two-weight world champion herself, has additionally excelled within the skilled ranks, profitable 22 of 23 fights to this point.
Regardless of these credentials, the American is nonetheless assured she has what it takes to emerge victorious on the evening.
“I’m excited for this fight. I wanted to fight Chantelle Cameron for a long time, and I think that she’s wanted it as well.
“I believe I simply put my mixtures collectively higher at this stage proper now. You’ll be able to see it within the Sandy Ryan struggle and see it within the Mary Spencer struggle, placing my mixtures collectively.
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Mayer outpointed Sandy Ryan to retain her WBO welterweight title
“I think I know that Chantelle likes to come forward and bang on the inside, but I do that better. I’m a better inside fighter. So, if she wants to take it there, which I’m sure it’ll get there because with our styles it is how we like to fight, that’s where I feel like I’ll dominate and I’ll shine.”
Mayer eyes belts throughout weight divisions
In addition to being WBO champion at 147 kilos, the previous Olympian additionally holds the WBC and WBA belts at 154 kilos after a commanding unanimous factors victory over Mary Spencer in Montreal.
Cameron received the WBO super-welterweight title in April, a belt Mayer had received then vacated simply months prior.
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Highlights from Cameron’s win over Michaela Kotaskova
Ought to she defeat the Brit in August for her outdated title, the 35-year-old can be one step nearer to changing into undisputed, with Oshae Jones the present IBF titleholder.
Lauren Value holds the WBA, WBC and IBF belts at welterweight and Mayer admits her objective is to carry all of the belts in both weight division.
“The one thing to me is that going undisputed means that you challenge the best. That’s always been my goal, to get in the ring and challenge myself and test myself against the best. So undisputed is great, but it’s really about challenging the best in each division,” she stated.
“Lauren Price is obviously the next in line at 147. Once I take my belt back from Chantelle, because she did fight for the belt I just vacated, you have Oshae Jones assuming she gets through her rematch this weekend.
Mayer and Cameron face off forward of their much-anticipated conflict
“She [Jones] is my good friend as well, so that’ll suck, but we’ve got to do what we’ve got to do. I’ll be one fight away from undisputed in each division, which is great, but still like that last fight, [that] can always be the most difficult.
“I’ve simply received to maintain taking one struggle at a time. You by no means know what is going on to occur on this sport – I’ve undoubtedly realized that if something.”
Cameron expects ‘struggle of the 12 months’
Having inflicted Katie Taylor’s sole defeat within the professional ranks, Cameron isn’t any stranger to the highlight and might’t anticipate the struggle to happen.
She advised Sky Sports activities: “I think women’s boxing needed a fight like this. I think our styles are just going to make for a good fight. I think it’s the female fight of the year.
“If it wasn’t, I would be actually shocked. I’ve needed this struggle for a very long time. I really feel like I would like the names like Mikaela Mayer to get one of the best out of me, and that is all this struggle’s undoubtedly going to do. It is going to convey one of the best out of me.
“I think she’s improved a lot. Like she said, we’re going to meet in the middle. There’s no way one of us is going to be running around for 10 rounds, so we’re going to meet in the middle. But Mikaela thinks she’s better on the inside, but I also think I’m better on the inside. So may the best woman win!”
Watch MVPW-06 in Birmingham, headlined by Mikaela Mayer v Chantelle Cameron and with Caroline Dubois additionally in motion, dwell on August 29 on Sky Sports activities. Get Sky Sports activities or stream boxing with no contract.
