Katie Taylor vacates World lightweight belt, indicating potential trilogy with Chantelle Cameron

Katie Taylor has vacated her IBF lightweight world title but kept her status as undisputed World super lightweight champion, indicating a potential trilogy fight with Chantelle Cameron. The IBF has directed British fighters Caroline Dubois and Rhiannon Dixon to contest for the vacant lightweight championship. Both women are unbeaten in the professional ranks. Cameron and Taylor have both expressed readiness …

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Chantelle Cameron challenges Katie Taylor: “Let’s get the trilogy on next”

Chantelle Cameron has taken to social media to urge Katie Taylor not to leave their rivalry 1-1. The Englishwoman suffered her first professional loss on November 25 as Taylor won by unanimous decision, finding redemption six months after Cameron gave her her own first professional loss. Now Cameron is calling for the trilogy. Had my break from boxing to clear …

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WBO Gives Katie Taylor Deadline To Give Up One Weight Class Championship Title Belt

Saturday 25 November saw Katie Taylor secure her status as the third boxer in the four-belt era to become an undisputed two-weight champion. However, it has been revealed that the Bray fighter can only retain one title. The World Boxing Organisation (WBO), one of the four governing bodies in the sport, has presented Taylor with a deadline to determine whether …

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Amanda Serrano retains titles in historic 3-minute-round fight

On Friday night (Oct. 28) Amanda Serrano (46-2-1) retained her WBO, WBA, and IBF World featherweight titles by unanimous decision after defeating Danila Ramos (12-3) in the first unified women’s championship fight to be contested over 12 3-minute-rounds, the typical length for a men’s fight. No women’s fight has included 3-minute rounds since 2007, when Layla McCarter consecutively defeated Donna …

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