Chantelle Cameron and Mikaela Mayer will square off again on Christmas Eve, boxing on the undercard of Jake Paul’s fight with Cedric Doumbe, according to sports coverage.
Before Paul headlines against the former kickboxing champion in Dubai, Mayer will bid to reclaim the world titles she lost to Cameron in August, the preview noted.
Cameron won a unanimous decision against the American to take the WBC and WBA super-welterweight belts, retaining the WBO title in the process, per the Independent.
A quarrel ensued in the ring, with Mayer saying she felt hard done by the scorecards of 97-93, 97-93, and 96-94, reporters detailed.
The 36-year-old will get a shot at revenge on 24 December, the scheduling confirmed.
To regain her belts, she will have to do what only Katie Taylor has done: beat Cameron, historical records show.
In the fallout of Mayer’s first fight with the Briton, 35, the American admitted to Sky Sports regarding her post-fight actions: “In the heat of the moment after the fight, I felt I had won, but I knew it was close, and I was prepared to go to the mic and give her her props and say, ‘I’m looking forward to the rematch.’”
She further stated to Sky Sports: “I’m not going to lie, I heard her on the mic talking trash, and it triggered me.”
Mayer added in her interview with Sky Sports: “It brought something out of me, and I feel like I acted in a way that I shouldn’t have.”
All three judges awarded Cameron the win in Birmingham, UK, photographic archives verified.
Mayer also told Sky Sports: “I have not watched the fight back, but I am open to the idea that it was too close.”
She concluded to Sky Sports: “It wasn’t my night, and I have to give her the props for the win.”
Both fighters are multi-weight world champions, the biographical notes outline.
Also confirmed for the Paul versus Doumbe undercard is a six-round heavyweight tilt between former UFC stars Alistair Overeem and Jimi Manuwa, combat sports outlets announced.