Homecoming did not go as planned for the boxing legend Katie Taylor, who missed her chance to become a two-weight undisputed champion on home soil after losing her first professional match via majority decision.
Taylor faced Chantelle Cameron on Saturday night, in front of a sold-out crowd in Dublin 3Arena. Both fighters gave it their all, and punch statistics from the fight illustrated how much damage both combatants dealt one another.
Final punch stats from #TaylorCameron 🥊 pic.twitter.com/HXXSTBTXAj
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The stats prove that Taylor was more accurate with her punches than Cameron, with 39.1% of her punches landing compared to 25% for Cameron. While Taylor landed 46% of her power punches, Cameron landed more in 6 of the 10 rounds.
Chantelle Cameron vs. Katie Taylor – CompuBox Punch Stats https://t.co/EdCiHPNhwy pic.twitter.com/TMm3sSYdSX
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Cameron dominated the fight throwing a total of 565 punches, almost double Taylor’s total of 284 punches.
Cameron walked away with her biggest career win, having defeated the undisputed world champion. In the post-match interview, Taylor confirmed that she is “looking forward to the rematch”.
🗣️ "I look forward to the rematch" 🥶 @KatieTaylor#TaylorCameron pic.twitter.com/FFZ1EzGF9n
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