Postpublished at 22:36 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2023
Cameron v Taylor
Steve Bunce
Boxing expert on BBC Radio 5 Live
I'm expecting a better fight. I'm expecting Chantelle to win. What I don't want is a bad decision.
Ireland's Taylor becomes two-weight undisputed world champion in majority decision win
The Irishwoman dethrones England's Cameron to win WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF light-welterweight titles
Taylor - also undisputed lightweight champion - avenges loss to Cameron in May, her only pro defeat
Scorecards read 95-95, 98-92 and 96-94 to Taylor
Cameron suffers first pro defeat in 19 fights
Bobbie Jackson
Cameron v Taylor
Steve Bunce
Boxing expert on BBC Radio 5 Live
I'm expecting a better fight. I'm expecting Chantelle to win. What I don't want is a bad decision.
Cameron v Taylor
It really is strange seeing Katie Taylor being the first fighter to make the walk, remember she was second in May even though she was the challenger!
The Irishwoman, as you'd expect, gets a fantastic reception as she hits the stage with 'Raise a Hallelujah' booming out of the speakers.
She looks calm and focused.
After a short pace from one side to the other, Taylor makes her way to the ring. It's a much shorter entrance than May when she made Chantelle Cameron wait an age.
Cameron v Taylor
Skye Nicolson
Australian boxer on BBC Radio 5 Live
I feel like Katie crumbled under the pressure [in May]. They were celebrating her win before it even happened.
WBA bantamweight world champion Nina Hughes: "I think Chantelle will win again on points. She's too big and strong for Katie at this weight and will be going into the rematch full of confidence."
British middleweight champion Nathan Heaney: "I think Chantelle will win again. I don't think she will knock her out but I do think it will go points. I think she will be too strong for Katie Taylor, at least that's what it looked like last time."
IBO lightweight champion Caroline Dubois: "I think the winner will be Chantelle Cameron. I think it will be a very hard fight. Katie Taylor can definitely win but the odds will be stacked against her. Age, timing, strength - all those things. She's going to have to overcome a lot. She definitely can win but the safe bet is probably Chantelle and I'll be rocking with her this weekend."
Former super-featherweight world champion Mikaela Mayer: "Although I think we will see a better gameplan and performance from Katie, I don't think it will be enough to overcome the constant pressure from Cameron. Cameron for the win."
It has been a whirlwind 12 months for Chantelle Cameron.
Il Capo became England's first undisputed light-welterweight champion in November 2022, beating Jessica McCaskill by unanimous decision in Abu Dhabi.
She followed that victory by making her first defence against Katie Taylor in May, propelling herself to super-stardom.
Cameron, like many of the top female boxers, has dreams of eventually fighting three-minute rounds - rather than the two-minutes rounds we will see tonight - and has an ambition to flex her muscles across multiple divisions.
"I want my career to move on to new things," Cameron said. "I want to do three-minute rounds, I want to challenge other champions in different weight classes.
"I need the win to make sure I get those opportunities. I want my own homecoming."
Cameron v Taylor
'Sweet Caroline' has just been unleashed on the 3Arena... we know what that means.
We are just minutes away from seeing Chantelle Cameron and Katie Taylor make their walks to the ring.
Cameron v Taylor
Carl Frampton
Former world champion on BBC Radio 5 Live
Must win? I'm not sure. It's going to be a hard fight. People are putting her whole career on the line here. She's still the champion at lightweight. I'm looking forward to a great fight.
She's just focussed on the fight. Katie is focussed on the fight and that's it. She knows she's got a difficult task against Chantelle Cameron.
The last thing I would want to see is Katie Taylor getting stopped at home.
It seems strange to suggest that Katie Taylor could be at fork in the road after such an illustrious career, but, at the age of 37, a second successive defeat could end her dream of become a two-weight undisputed champion.
A rematch with Amanda Serrano is still potentially on the cards for 2024 but some have suggested that Taylor could even hang up the gloves.
Pressure is nothing new to the 2012 Olympic gold medallist, carrying women's boxing on her shoulders for over a decade, and she's under plenty of it tonight.
Taylor said: "I don't really take too much notice of what people are saying to be honest. I'm very single-minded and the only people I really listen to are my team, my family, the people I trust.
"I understand this is a huge fight, I understand this is a must-win fight for me.
"I can't wait to just step in there at this stage. I know I'm going to perform to the best of my ability on Saturday.
"It's going to be a completely different fight to last time."
Cameron v Taylor
Eddie Hearn
Matchroom promoter on BBC Radio 5 Live
Really contrasting dressing rooms. Katie Taylor is silent. Chantelle Cameron is cool as a cucumber. Katie Taylor knows everything is on the line.
This is what we live for. Seeing two females headline here tonight. Maybe Taylor's career is on the line.
Trainer Jamie Moore will be in Chantelle Cameron's corner once again tonight and the former light-middleweight backs his fighter to lead the dance.
Cameron started quickly in May and Katie Taylor seemingly struggling to match that pace in the opening rounds, falling behind and subsequently failing to do enough in the second half of the contest.
Tight rounds could see the judges lean towards the home fighter as they appeared to do when they met in May.
From an outside perspective, Cameron looked to have done enough to comfortably win, however, one judge scored it a draw and the other two had it 96-94 to Cameron - much closer that many believed was the case.
"I just believe no matter which way you flip it, Chantelle's style is always going to overcome. She'll make Katie fight at a gear higher than she wants to fight," Moore says.
"But I just don't see at 37 how Katie can improve on what she's done in the past.
"They're obviously thinking if they can win one more round they've got a chance of winning a decision.
"I don't actually think they can win the fight as such, but I think they think they've got a chance of winning if they can make it a little bit closer. Which is not a good thing for me."
Coral Barry
BBC Sport combat sports editor in Dublin
Wins for all the Irish so far tonight and 3Arena is bouncing now.
My ears will be ringing tomorrow.
Cameron v Taylor
Skye Nicolson
Australian boxer on BBC Radio 5 Live
It was amazing. It's been incredible from early hours this afternoon. I'm very excited to be sat here right now.
Of course, it's going to be different. They know each other inside out now. Chantelle wants to prove it wasn't a fluke and that she is better than Katie Taylor.
Cameron v Taylor
Skye Nicolson
Australian boxer on BBC Radio 5 Live
I feel like Katie has sat down with her team and asked where they went wrong and what needs to change. The overwhelming amount of media during that first fight week, she's now said she's not doing it now.
Coral Barry
BBC Sport combat sports editor in Dublin
Katie Taylor had never been an underdog in a pro fight and she has never walked second either. Tonight that changes.
The last time Taylor lost two fights in a row it was the last two fights of her amateur career, one being the heartbreak early exit from Rio 2016.
Chantelle Cameron is one of just 11 women in world boxing to have a win over Taylor. There is only one fighter, Turkey’s Gulsum Tartar, who has beaten Taylor more than once.
Taylor is fighting in her 17th consecutive world title fight, Cameron in her fourth.
Tough fight to call, especially with Taylor at home and having had six months to brood over that loss to Cameron.
A win for Cameron would cap a remarkable 12 months of action for the Briton, a victory for Taylor would probably be her biggest achievement to date.
It does go the way of Gary Cully but the scorecards raised a few eyebrows.
97-93 to Reece Mould
97-93 and 96-93 to Cully.
The Irishman wins the WBA Continental Europe lightweight title by split decision.
Now it's full steam ahead for the main event!
Cully v Mould
Well, that was all out action from start to finish, just what we love to see.
Gary Cully is being lifted up in the air and Doncaster's Reece Mould is back in his corner chatting with Leeds' Josh Warrington, who has a flag with the White Rose emblem in the middle.
It's down to the judges but it feels like this one is going the way of home fighter Cully.
Cully v Mould
Some really nicely placed body shots from Cully in the ninth and penultimate round, they will sting Mould at this late stage.
This contest has been fought at a very high pace from the outset and it doesn't look like either fighter is ready to take a backwards step.
Cully has a grin on his face as he strides back to his corner and we go into the last round.
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Seven-weight world champion Amanda Serrano: "I think it's going to be Chantelle Cameron, and still. Not a stoppage, but a decision. Chantelle's going to go in there more confident because she beat Katie already. She has that confidence and she beat Katie in her hometown. She knows she can beat her and she will beat her, I believe, again."
Cameron's coach Jamie Moore: "Katie has to bite back and I think if Chantelle forces herself on her earlier, Katie will bite back earlier. Especially in the rematch. Katie might be in the mindset before, 'that OK I'll drop it now but I'll pull it back' but if the rematch starts the same way she'll bite back earlier because she can't afford for it to happen again. So I think this will be a better fight to watch."
Former lightweight world champion Anthony Crolla: "At the same weight, there's no denying Chantelle is favourite. She was fantastic last time and is full of confidence but it wasn't one-sided. If Katie can adapt, make those few adjustments, she has a great chance. It's in Dublin and a few closer rounds could go Katie's way. It will be close on the cards. But how many more times can Katie keep going to the well?"
Former world champion Andy Lee: "I'd love to see Katie do it. We're all behind her again. If she can do it, it'll be one of the greatest comebacks in boxing, greatest turnarounds in boxing history. It's not beyond her. Little bit of improvement and she can win. But you have to expect Cameron to be much better. As much as I hate to say it, I would probably go with Cameron on points, but I want to be wrong on this one."