Katie Taylor vs Chantelle Cameron LIVE: Boxing results and reaction after Irish icon creates history in Dublin
Taylor avenged her first pro loss to become a two-weight undisputed champion at an electric Dublin arena
Katie Taylor dazzled in Dublin to secure revenge against Chantelle Cameron and become a two-weight undisputed world champion.
The Irish icon took Cameron’s super-lightweight belts and achieved redemption, after having her homecoming spoilt six months ago with the first loss of her professional career in a decision defeat in the Irish capital.
But a thrilling rematch saw the 37-year-old show speed and tenacity to upset England’s Cameron by majority decision, with one card even at 95 points apiece and two other judges scoring it 98-92 and 96-94 to Taylor.
She returned to the scene of their first clash – the 3Arena – and, as a pioneer of women’s boxing, wrote a new chapter in a remarkable career.
Relive all the action and reaction to Cameron vs Taylor 2 below:
Katie Taylor vs Chantelle Cameron 2
Cully vs Mould - Round 6
That’s much better from Cully, finding his range and starting to dictate the exchanges more.
The Irish crowd love to see it too.
A huge roar at the bell, momentum has swung back to the favourite.
Katie Taylor vs Chantelle Cameron 2
Cully vs Mould - Round 5
Mould now storming forward, Cully backtracking and evading a couple of wild hooks. Dangerous moments.
The right hand is working nicely. Cully to the body though, a tidy right hook dropped down low.
Both men willing to exchange. But Cully surely needs to discourage Mould from coming forward so much.
Katie Taylor vs Chantelle Cameron 2
Cully vs Mould - Round 4
Mould comng in with that low stance, there’s a big target in Cully’s languid frame.
Compact, explosive shots firing from a low trajectory, too, Cully still pivoting and trying to move off the back foot.
But a bit of a hushed atmosphere all of a sudden, the home favourite is in trouble.
A good final minute of the round though, Cully rattling off a few to the body, but Mould seems to like the engagement and is walking down ‘The Diva’.
Katie Taylor vs Chantelle Cameron 2
An update from Alex Pattle at ringside:
The atmosphere is distinctly different now than it was during Cully’s walkout. The crowd seems a little restless…
It didn’t help that Cully got chin-checked with a couple of hard hooks late in that second round, before wincing at a body shot by Mould.
Loooooots of cheers and whistles as Taylor is shown on the big screens!
She’s sitting in her dressing room, just a handful of rounds between now and her shot at redemption…
Katie Taylor vs Chantelle Cameron 2
Cully vs Mould - Round 2
Cully looking to move on the back foot, circling off the ropes. But he’s stepping into the middle of the ring at times too.
Mould catching the Irishman with a big right hand at the end of the second round, deja-vu!?
But Cully recovers, unlike when everything unravelled against Felix, the bell sounds and now the work begins in the corner. A gut check, at least, maybe a reality check?
It was a gorgeous looping right hand as Cully leant in with the jab. Cully leaning back sapping some of the power out of the shot, maybe that saved him.
Katie Taylor vs Chantelle Cameron 2
Cully vs Mould
A wonderful moment as Cully emerges to the Foggy Dew, sung by a compatriot wrapped in the Irish flag, says our man at ringside Alex Pattle.
Cully looks a little nervous after his shock stoppage loss last time out, it must be said…
But the 3Arena is fully behind him.
Katie Taylor vs Chantelle Cameron 2
Cully vs Mould
Here comes Cully, goosebumps as ‘The Diva’ makes his way to the ring.
The atmosphere has been bubbling, but this chief support should ignite things.
Can Cully exorcise the demons from a brutal loss to Jose Felix?
Katie Taylor vs Chantelle Cameron 2
Paddy Donovan: “It was a 50-50 fight, I always take the strong route. I put in endless hours of work in the gym. We want big things and this is just the start.”
Andy Lee on Paddy Donovan: “I saw Paddy as an amateur, I was blown away, that’s just a taste. We can bring Matchroom to Limerick, a world title fight?”
Eddie Hearn on Paddy Donovan: “Superstars are made on the big stage. Ireland has a superstar in Paddy. The iconic figures of Katie Taylor, but you need the young stars coming through. It’s all in front of him. Christmas is coming, back in the gym. Everybody loved seeing that. Explosive power, great for him, bad for me, Ireland 2-0 England, with two to go.”
Katie Taylor vs Chantelle Cameron 2
Donovan was immediately motioning to the crowd after dropping Ball with that counter hook, remarks Alex Pattle from ringside.
The Dublin faithful reached a fever pitch in the ensuing moments, too, when Donovan swarmed Ball in the corner.
The fans are so loud in here, you wonder how the 3Arena will contain the noise when Katie Taylor emerges…
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