Summary

  • 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

  1. Chilled Cameronpublished at 21:52 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2023

    Cameron v Taylor

    Chantelle Cameron in the changing roomImage source, Matchroom

    Could you be any more chilled?

    Chantelle Cameron isn't letting the huge event get to her.

  2. Postpublished at 21:52 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2023

    Cully v Mould

    Lightweight Cully, who remarkably stands at six foot and two inches, is using his range really well now.

    Some very smart boxing from the Irishman.

    Round six has just finished and Cully's corner asked "are you enjoying it?", he replied with a nod of the head.

    Some recognisable faces in the corner of Mould too, former featherweight world champion Josh Warrington and former British lightweight champion Maxi Hughes.

    Josh Warrington and Maxi HughesImage source, Matchroom/Mark Robinson
  3. Cameron oozing confidencepublished at 21:45 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2023

    Coral Barry
    BBC Sport combat sports editor in Dublin

    This week in Dublin has been night and day compared to six months ago.

    It’s been a role reversal for Katie Taylor and Chantelle Cameron. The first fight week was like a joyous homecoming for Taylor, who didn’t show even the slightest hint of nerves and mixed with fans at every media event.

    Cameron on the other hand was a bag of nerves. She told us this week the buildup in May was ‘terrifying’ and she shied away from doing media.

    This time the defending champion appears confident and relaxed, signing autographs for fans and filing in for Taylor in interview slots.

    Because it’s been Taylor who has done very little media this week, turning down requests she would normally do without a second thought. She has been edgy all week and left the news conference on Thursday immediately when it was over.

    Who knows, maybe conserving her energy will be good for her. Or maybe Cameron is finally coming into her own.

    We shall find out.

  4. Postpublished at 21:42 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2023

    Cully v Mould

    Four rounds done and dusted in the co-main between Gary Cully and Reece Mould.

    Cully was also the chief support when Chantelle Cameron and Katie Taylor met in May but he suffered a shock third-round defeat against Jose Felix.

    This one has been very competitive so far.

  5. Predictions - 'Heart says Katie, head says Chantelle'published at 21:39 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2023

    Two-time world champion Josh Warrington: "Katie Taylor is absolutely fantastic, always comes to fight but I think that may be her problem in this rematch. She might run into the fight again and Chantelle might be a little bit too big. I don't want to upset the Irish fans but I feel like it will be the same result."

    Heavyweight Thomas Carty: "I think Katie turns it over this time, if she can do what she usually does. She wasn't herself last time. I think she'll be herself this time and get one back and the trilogy on Paddy's Day at Croke Park."

    Flyweight prospect Maisey Rose Courtney: "My heart says Katie, but my head says Chantelle. My heart is stronger than my head, so Katie Taylor. When you come back from a loss you have this fire in your belly and I think Katie Taylor comes back with a vengeance. Chantelle is an unbelievable boxer, strong, big, but I want Katie to win."

    Swedish featherweight Lucy Wildheart: "It's a difficult one to call. Katie will have trained differently for this fight, but Chantelle will probably be training harder too. I'm super excited to see what will happen. In 10 rounds anything can happen. You can't think Chantelle will surely win, Katie can still win. I can't pick a winner."

  6. 'Everything we did, we did together'published at 21:34 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2023

    In her BBC Sport column, seven-weight world champion Amanda 'The Real Deal' Serrano has been previewing tonight's rematch between Chantelle Cameron and Katie Taylor.

    Serrano was beaten narrowly on points by Taylor in April 2022 at Madison Square Garden and she has nothing but praise for the Irishwoman.

    Katie Taylor has never backed down from any challenge, but sometimes we're too good for our own good.

    If I were advising Katie, I would have told her not to take the rematch against Chantelle Cameron.

    One loss is OK because it was against a bigger, younger, champion in Chantelle. It hasn't and shouldn't wipe out everything she did in her career prior to that.

    Chantelle was an undisputed champion at 140lbs, so you can't go wrong. Katie has had an amazing career, accomplished so much.

    I joked after our fight at Madison Square Garden that she was my best friend.

    Everything we did, we did together. Our whole careers have been intertwined - and look what we've been able to do. I wouldn't have been earning seven figures or selling out the Garden without her.

    She will always be one of the people who changed my career and my life.

    Read Amanda Serrano's full column here.

    Katie Taylor (left) and Amanda Serrano (right)Image source, Getty Images
  7. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 21:30 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2023

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    Katie has to start strong tonight. This one is highly likely to go the distance and she cannot afford to give away early rounds. There can't be any regrets.

    Anonymous

  8. The stars are outpublished at 21:26 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2023

    Cameron v Taylor

    Michael Flatley and Eddie HearnImage source, Matchroom

    After being joined by Ed Sheeran, Eddie Hearn is now joined by Michael Flatley at ringside!

    I wonder who'll be next?

  9. Weigh-ins pass without issuepublished at 21:24 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2023

    Chantelle Cameron and Katie Taylor tipped the scales at a fraction over 9st 3lb, with home fighter Taylor fractionally heavier on Friday.

    Taylor was accompanied by violin duo Sephira for her entrance, just as she was six months ago, but this time she came out first.

    There was a nervous energy inside The Helix at Dublin City University (DCU), although there was a cordial face-off.

    Friday's weigh-in happened against the backdrop of violence in Dublin after three children and one woman were stabbed on Parnell Square East on Thursday afternoon.

    DCU campus lies just outside the centre of the city, about a 20-minute drive from where riots occurred on Thursday.

    Buses and cars were set alight, shops were looted and Irish police were injured.

    The weigh-in remained open to the public and was well attended by university students.

    Taylor's homecoming in May was only made possible by extra security measures because of a shooting at a boxing weigh-in in 2016.

    Big professional boxing events were effectively banned in Ireland since that gang-related incident at Dublin's Regency Hotel which left one man dead.

    Chantelle Cameron and Katie TaylorImage source, Matchroom
  10. Ed is in the housepublished at 21:22 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2023

    Cameron v Taylor

    Ed Sheeran backstageImage source, Matchroom

    Singing superstar Ed Sheeran will be ringside for the huge fight tonight!

    Sheeran was speaking to DAZN earlier and revealed his grandfather was a boxer, it's also his first time attending a boxing event tonight.

  11. No Carty, no partypublished at 21:21 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2023

    We've had plenty of action already tonight, so let's get you up to speed.

    Australian Skye Nicolson kicked off the main card with a ninth-round TKO win against Lucy Wildheart.

    Irish heavyweight Thomas Carty extended his winning record to seven, recording his sixth victory inside the distance, by stopping Dan Garber in the eighth round.

    Paddy Donovan continued the success for the Irish with a fourth-round stoppage of Danny Ball to win the WBA Continental welterweight belt.

    Earlier in the night, Manchester's Zelfa Barrett, who lost Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov for the vacant IBF super-featherweight title in Abu Dhabi last November, picked up a points victory over Costin Ion.

    Next up is the co-main with Ireland's Gary Cully facing England's Reece Mould.

  12. Cameron re-lives historic victory over Taylorpublished at 21:21 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2023

    Media caption,

    Chantelle Cameron v Katie Taylor: Cameron re-lives historic victory over Taylor

  13. Nicolson teams up with Buncepublished at 21:17 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2023

    BBC Sounds

    WBC interim featherweight champion Skye Nicolson has already been in action tonight, she beat Lucy Wildheart by TKO.

    The Australian joined Steve Bunce earlier this week on the 5 Live Boxing podcast.

    They spoke about why she halted her pursuit of an Olympic gold medal and how she has matured as a fighter.

    Bunce and Nicolson also gave their views on the main event between Chantelle Cameron and Katie Taylor.

    You can listen in to the full podcast here.

  14. 'Excited and hungry'published at 21:14 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2023

    An Olympian, a trailblazer, a pioneer.

    Katie Taylor has been labelled many things throughout her career, but underdog is not a tag she is accustomed to carrying.

    Six months ago, Katie Taylor was a heavy favourite to beat Chantelle Cameron as the Bray native brought top-level boxing back to Ireland for the first time since 2016.

    The night, however, did not pan out as planned as Cameron left with her arm raised and her undisputed light-welterweight titles draped across her arms and shoulders.

    Many believe Taylor will right the wrong tonight and the Irishwoman is relishing her new status.

    "I just can't wait to fight at this stage, where I'm seen as the underdog fighter," Taylor said.

    "Whoever walks to the ring first or second, all that stuff is irrelevant.

    "I'm just excited and hungry for the rematch. I can't wait to step in there on Saturday and perform the way I know I can."

    Katie TaylorImage source, Matchroom
  15. 'No walk in the park'published at 21:11 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2023

    Complacency can be the biggest battle for top-level athletes.

    But Chantelle Cameron is taking nothing for granted as she looks to repeat her achievements from six months ago.

    The 32-year-old is yet to taste defeat in 18 professional bouts and she is not planning on letting a loss land on her record tonight.

    The Northampton fighter says she will set a "hot pace" against Irish superstar Katie Taylor and anticipates a better performance from the undisputed lightweight champion.

    "I'm not complacent whatsoever," Cameron said.

    "I feel like it's the best training camp I've had because I knew I'll be up against it - Katie seeking revenge - so I couldn't take that into my stride thinking it's going to be a walk in the park because I know it isn't."

    Chantelle CameronImage source, Matchroom
  16. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 21:08 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2023

    #bbcboxing, WhatsApp on 03301 231826 or text 81111

    So, how do you see it going this time? Can Chantelle Cameron do the business again? Or are we going to see Katie Taylor deliver for the home crowd?

    Let us know your thoughts on Twitter via #bbcboxing, WhatsApp on 03301 231826 or text 81111 - standard UK message rates apply.

  17. Postpublished at 21:04 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2023

    My colleague Kal Sajad asked for your thoughts on a rematch between Chantelle Cameron and Katie Taylor after they put on an fantastic show in May.

    The results were pretty clear.

    Thankfully we haven't had to wait too long to get the pair back in the ring.

    A screenshot taken from a BBC live texting asking if fans want a rematch between Chantelle Cameron and Katie TaylorImage source, BBC Sport
  18. 3Arena buzzingpublished at 21:01 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2023

    Coral Barry
    BBC Sport combat sports editor in Dublin

    The 3Arena has been about 3/4 full since Thomas Carty’s fight around 20:00.

    It was the same case in May when Katie Taylor brought big-time boxing back to Ireland for the first time since a gangland shooting in 2016 tarnished the sport here.

    Very unusual in boxing where fans do like to wander in just before the main event. I am sad to report my own father is one of those, he will stroll in around 9.45 and spent most of the day asking me when Taylor’s ringwalk will be.

    Between 22:00 and 22:30 is the answer.

    Ringside view of 3arena full of peopleImage source, BBC Sport
  19. Good eveningpublished at 21:00 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2023

    Few gave Chantelle Cameron a shout when she put her undisputed light-welterweight crown on the line in Katie Taylor's backyard in May...

    But the Northampton fighter pulled off a major shock, winning a majority decision and inflicting a first professional defeat on Taylor.

    Chantelle Cameron holds the light-welterweight titlesImage source, Getty Images
    Katie TaylorImage source, Getty Images

    They run it back tonight at 3Arena in Dublin.

    Can Katie Taylor earn revenge and become a two-weight undisputed champion?

    Or will Chantelle Cameron extend her unbeaten record to 19 and strengthen her claim as one of the top boxers out there right now?

    Not long until we find out.

    Let's do this!

    Chantelle Cameron (left) holds the light-welterweight titles next to Katie Taylor (right)Image source, Matchroom