The sell-out home fight saw Katie Taylor lose against British boxer Chantelle Cameron.
Ms Taylor has suffered her first career defeat against Ms Cameron on a 95-95, 96-94, 96-94 majority scorecard decision.
The unbeaten English woman defended her undisputed IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO women's super-lightweight titles, while Ms Taylor remains lightweight champion.
Final punch stats from #TaylorCameron 🥊 pic.twitter.com/HXXSTBTXAj
— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) May 20, 2023
The result was met with shock by the 8,000 fans in the 3Arena who attended Ms Taylor’s first fight on home soil.
“It was obviously a very, very close fight,” Ms Taylor said following the match, “Not how I wanted my homecoming to go, but I’m just so grateful for the support regardless.”
Ms Taylor congratulated Ms Cameron on a “fantastic performance”.
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— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) May 20, 2023
Ms Taylor publicly challenged Ms Cameron’s to a fight on Instagram in March. Currently the undisputed lightweight champion, Ms Taylor sought to challenge Ms Cameron’s undisputed super-lightweight title.
Following her defeat, Ms Taylor said she is “looking forward to a rematch”. There is a clause for a rematch in their contract.
