Katie Taylor vs Chantelle Cameron, billed as ''Homecoming'', was a championship

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match contested in the

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division between undisputed

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champion

Katie Taylor Katie Taylor (born 2 July 1986) is an Irish professional boxer and former footballer. She was the undisputed and undefeated lineal world lightweight champion from 2019 to 2024, and has held the undisputed and lineal world super lightweight ...

and undisputed light-welterweight champion

Chantelle Cameron Chantelle Cameron (born 14 May 1991) is an English professional boxer. She is a former world champion in two weight classes, including the former undisputed light-welterweight champion, having held the WBC title between 2020 and 2023; the I ...

. The bout took place on 20 May 2023 at the

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, Ireland. Cameron defeated Taylor via

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Background

On 5 February 2023, it was announced that the rematch between

and

Amanda Serrano Amanda Serrano (born October 9, 1988) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer and mixed martial artist. As a boxer, she is the unified featherweight world champion, having held the WBO title since 2019, IBO title since 2021 and the WBA title sinc ...

would take place on 20 May in

, Ireland for the undisputed

championship of the world. However on 28 February, Serrano withdrew due to an injury she had sustained during training camp with an opponent replacement announcement inbound. On 11 March it was announced that the undisputed

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champion

would replace Serrano as Taylor's opponent and they would now be fighting for the undisputed super lightweight championship at the

in Dublin, Ireland.

Fight card

References

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