Mayer vs Cameron: Super Welterweight Title Showdown in Birmingham
Birmingham gets the kind of main event on Saturday night that usually belongs to Las Vegas or Madison Square Garden. Three super welterweight world titles, two proven champions, one unforgiving 10-round window to settle it.
Chantelle Cameron, the UK's WBO super welterweight world champion, walks in with a record of 22-1 (8 KOs) and the air of a fighter who has already walked through fire. Across from her, the USA’s Mikaela Mayer, 22-2 (5 KOs), arrives as the unified WBA and WBC super welterweight world champion. Every major belt in the division will be on the line.
No tune‑ups. No safety nets. Just a straight unification for supremacy at 154lbs.
Cameron’s Edge: The Taylor Win Still Echoes
Cameron’s résumé carries a line that still stings Irish boxing royalty: she is the only woman to have beaten Katie Taylor as a professional, a career-defining victory from May 2023 that changed how people spoke about her. That night confirmed what she had been saying for years – she belongs at the very top.
She comes into Birmingham off an April unanimous decision win over Michaela Kotaskova, a performance that underlined her consistency and spite over the distance. The message from Cameron’s side has been blunt: it will take someone special to beat her, and she insists Mayer is not that fighter.
Mayer’s Momentum: A Champion in Full Flow
Mayer, though, is not in town to play the opponent. She has been quietly stacking wins and belts, building towards a night like this.
Her last outing came in October 2025, when she outboxed Mary Spencer over the distance to claim a unanimous decision. That followed successive victories over Sandy Ryan, results that showed her adaptability against different styles and her composure when the stakes rise.
Now she holds the WBA and WBC belts. On Saturday, she walks into enemy territory with the chance to walk out as undisputed queen of the division.
A Historic Night for Women’s Boxing in Birmingham
This is not a one‑fight show. The card has real depth, especially on the women’s side, and it’s no exaggeration to call it one of the most significant women’s boxing events Birmingham has hosted in recent memory.
In the chief support, unified WBC and WBO lightweight world champion Caroline Dubois defends her status against former US Olympian Amelia Moore. Dubois has been touted as one of the brightest talents in the sport; Moore brings pedigree and a refusal to be overawed by reputations. It has the feel of a fight that could either confirm a star or create a new one.
Three-weight world champion Terri Harper also returns, stepping in at super welterweight against Miranda Reyes. Harper’s name still carries weight, and this bout offers her a chance to reassert herself in a division that, by the end of the night, could have a very clear hierarchy.
Main Card – Live from 7pm
The main broadcast on Sky Sports from 7pm features:
- Mikaela Mayer vs Chantelle Cameron
- Caroline Dubois vs Amelia Moore
- Terri Harper vs Miranda Reyes
- Reina Tellez vs Jessica Barry
- Tysie Gallagher vs Brandi Robinson
Each of those contests carries its own story, but all of them feed into the same theme: women’s boxing no longer needs to ask for the big stage. It owns it.
Early Action: Undercard Setting the Tone
Before the cameras roll on the main show, the undercard gets the arena warmed up. From around 5pm on Saturday, fans can catch the prelims live via the Sky Sports website, app, and Sky Sports YouTube.
Prelims:
- Shannon Courtenay vs Ebonie Cotton
- Neeraj Goyat vs Yessin Koulali
- Gemma Richardson vs Kirstie Bavington
- Scott Melvin vs Dylan Cheema
These are the fighters swinging for recognition, for momentum, for the right to be higher up the bill next time a night like this comes around.
The Question Hanging Over Birmingham
By the final bell on Saturday, either Cameron will have proved once again that beating Katie Taylor was no one‑off and that she rules at 154lbs, or Mayer will have marched into the UK and stripped a home champion of her belt to become the unified force of the division.
One woman leaves Birmingham with three world titles. The other leaves with questions.
Which corner walks out as the face of super welterweight boxing?
