Boxing-Cameron defeats Taylor to retain super-lightweight crown


Boxing - Katie Taylor v Chantelle Cameron - 3Arena, Dublin, Republic of Ireland - May 21, 2023 Chantelle Cameron in action during her fight against Katie Taylor Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

DUBLIN (Reuters) - England's Chantelle Cameron scored the biggest win of her career by handing Irish fighter Katie Taylor her first professional defeat to retain her undisputed super-lightweight world championship title at the Three Arena on Saturday.

The majority decision win on the judges' scorecards moves Cameron to 18-0 as a professional while Taylor, the undisputed lightweight champion and one of the most influential figures in women's boxing, drops to 22-1.

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