Unified junior middleweight champion Chantelle Cameron told iFL TV the Claressa Shields superfight will not happen and hinted a rematch with Mikaela Mayer is close.
What we know
- Cameron told iFL TV a Shields fight is 'not gonna happen now' after what she called really good talks; where the talks broke down is unclear.
- Cameron beat Mayer by unanimous decision on Aug. 29 in Birmingham, with scores of 97-93, 97-93 and 96-94.
- Cameron is 23-1 (8 KOs), Shields 19-0 (4 KOs) and Mayer 22-3 (5 KOs).
Reported, not confirmed
- Cameron hinted a rematch deal with Mayer is close to being signed; nothing is announced. Combat Sports UK / iFL TV
Chantelle Cameron says a superfight with Claressa Shields is not going to happen, and she is moving on to a rematch with Mikaela Mayer. The unified junior middleweight champion made the comments to iFL TV, as relayed by BoxingScene.
"I was in really good talks with Claressa Shields, and I feel like that's not gonna happen now," Cameron said, adding that she is disappointed but has to get over it. Hours earlier, in another interview, she had said she wanted the fight and hoped it would happen despite a few hiccups. Where and when the talks broke down is unclear, and Shields has not commented in the report.
Shields had made the first move after Cameron beat Mayer by unanimous decision on Aug. 29 in Birmingham, saying on X she wanted Cameron before any rematch. Cameron hinted that a deal for the second Mayer fight is close, but nothing has been announced.
"I was in really good talks with Claressa Shields, and I feel like that's not gonna happen now," Cameron said, adding that she is disappointed but has to get over it. Hours earlier, in another interview, she had said she wanted the fight and hoped it would happen despite a few hiccups. Where and when the talks broke down is unclear, and Shields has not commented in the report.
Shields had made the first move after Cameron beat Mayer by unanimous decision on Aug. 29 in Birmingham, saying on X she wanted Cameron before any rematch. Cameron hinted that a deal for the second Mayer fight is close, but nothing has been announced.
- Summary
- Unified junior middleweight champion Chantelle Cameron told iFL TV the Claressa Shields superfight will not happen and hinted a rematch with Mikaela Mayer is close.
- Key points (one per line)
- Cameron: 'I was in really good talks with Claressa Shields, and I feel like that's not gonna happen now.'
She hinted a deal for a second fight with Mikaela Mayer is close to being signed.
Cameron beat Mayer on points in Birmingham on Aug. 29; Shields had challenged her after that win.
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- Combat Sports UK | https://combatsportsuk.com/news/18c61c2c-b118-4e7a-84a4-61de9feb93a8/chantelle-cameron-says-claressa-shields-fight-is-off-as-she-eyes-mayer
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