Mikaela Mayer vs. Chantelle Cameron | Sky Sports - August 29, 2026

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‘It’ll be super entertaining’: Mikaela Mayer looks forward to Chantelle Cameron fight

Mikaela Mayer talks about her upcoming career plans.



Here are some excerpts of what she had to say below with the full interview in the link at the top.

Mayer on who she’ll fight next
“It’s no secret I got into the ring at the Dubois vs Harper fight in London a few weeks ago, against Chantelle Cameron. Chantelle Cameron just won the belt I had to vacate ‘cause I hold the belt at 147, as well. I had to pick and choose since I have two belts at ‘54 I vacated that, Chantelle fought for it and I got in the ring and said ‘let’s do it.’

“I mean, I’ve always wanted a fight with Chantelle, I always thought that would be a great fight. We have come forward styles so I know it’ll be super entertaining. So while I wait for Lauren Price so I can go undisputed with her and other fights that just don’t seem to be happening — people just don’t seem to want to move as quickly as I do — but I’ve always wanted to fight Chantelle so I think that’s a great fight in the meantime.”

On if she thinks she’ll get a Price fight this year
“I don’t know. I really don’t know. We’ve been trying to negotiate with her and Ben Shalom and all these for so long and we have a whole date — everything was negotiated for her to come out. I was surprised they agreed to send Lauren Price out here to Vegas, it was supposed to happen last July. It was the last fight Top Rank had on ESPN, the last fight Boxxer had on Sky Sports, and so we had the money behind it to do it. And I know what happened, I don’t know if Ben Shalom wasn’t including Lauren Price in negotiations but she decided ‘I’m not doing that.’…Since then we just haven’t been able to come to a deal.”

On the potential for her to fight Claressa Shields
“It’s a very possible fight. I’ve never been hard to make fights with…I’m here for it. The biggest issue right now is her making her way down to 160. S0 when she does that, let’s go.”

On Alycia Baumgardner’s latest performance and wanting a rematch
“I thought she looked really good the first half of the fight, the first four, five rounds…But then she kind of fell off. She was really good in moments but I don’t necessarily think Alycia Baumgardner is a three-minute round fighter, and that’s okay. I just don’t necessarily think that she is.

“It’s one of the reasons why I go back and forth with the three-minute rounds because this young generation, I don’t know if they have the attention span for that long of a fight. Now you can say she adjusted, but it didn’t really feel like an adjustment based on strategy, it felt like an adjustment based on fatigue.

“Of course I want a rematch. Listen, she talks about wanting the biggest fights, so do I. She talks about wanting to be in super fights, of course we all want to be in these super fights. So I’m confused as to why you’re leaving this super fight, between her and I, this rematch [on the table]. If that’s really what she wants then hi, I’m right here.”

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Mikaela Mayer, Chantelle Cameron to face off in title unifier

Mikaela Mayer and Chantelle Cameron will meet in a junior middleweight championship unification showdown that will headline MVPW-06 on Aug. 29 at bp pulse LIVE in Birmingham, England, Most Valuable Promotions announced Wednesday.

The 10-round unification fight will top a main card featuring U.S. vs. U.K. fights, including a co-main event that sees unified lightweight champion Caroline Dubois put her titles on the line against Amelia Moore.

"MVPW-06 UK vs. USA delivers one of the most important fights that can be made in boxing. A pound-for-pound matchup of this magnitude is nearly impossible to make; two of the world's top ten fighters meeting in their prime," Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian, cofounders of Most Valuable Promotions, said in a statement. "Mikaela Mayer and Chantelle Cameron have consistently sought out the toughest challenges available, and this fight is no different."

Cameron (22-1, 8 KOs), ESPN's No. 5-ranked pound-for-pound women's boxer, moved up two weight classes to beat Michaela Kotaskova for the vacant WBO junior middleweight championship in April. She remains the only fighter to have defeated Katie Taylor, accomplishing the feat in May 2023 but dropping a decision in a rematch later that year.

The Northampton fighter hoped to have a rubber match with Taylor, but when that didn't materialize, she moved up to junior welterweight to become a two-division world champion.

"I am over the moon this fight has been made. I asked MVP for this fight and they have delivered," Cameron said in a statement. "I've always said I want the biggest fights in women's boxing, and there isn't a bigger fight right now than me against Mikaela Mayer. We're both top five pound-for-pound fighters, we're both world champions, and we're both coming to win."

Mayer (22-2, 5 KOs), ranked No. 7 on ESPN's pound-for-pound list, is the reigning WBO welterweight champion who captured the WBA and WBC junior middleweight titles in October with a unanimous decision over Mary Spencer. Mayer also held the IBF and WBO junior lightweight titles.

She signed with MVP in March and showed up in London at Cameron's win over Kotaskova to stake her claim for a unification fight. After some haggling over weight class, the two sides agreed to the fight being contested at junior middleweight.

"Chantelle Cameron has always been a name I've hoped to add to my résumé and a fight I feel the sport of boxing deserves," Mayer said. "With our come forward, aggressive styles, I have no doubt that it will be one of the most exciting fights of our generation. Giving the fans the fights they wanna see is what I do best ... so here you go. Again."

Dubois (13-0-1, 5 KOs) will return to the ring four months after turning back Terri Harper at MVPW's inaugural fight card in London. Ranked No. 10 on ESPN's pound-for-pound list, Dubois had been campaigning for a showdown with unified junior lightweight champion Alycia Baumgardner but was unable to secure the fight. Instead, she will turn to Moore (4-0, 1 KO) for her next title defense.

"I'm excited to be fighting in the UK at home again," Dubois said. "The crowd in London last time was incredible. I am looking forward to representing the UK on this card and defending my unified titles. The goal is to fight for more belts at the end of the year, so I need to focus and take care of business with a big win in Birmingham."

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Mikaela Mayer v Chantelle Cameron: Super welterweight unification fight to headline MVP all-female card with Caroline Dubois

MVPW-6 offers a main card entirely composed of bouts between UK and USA female fighters, headlined by Mikaela Mayer and Chantelle Cameron for the unified welterweight world championship; Caroline Dubois also features in Birmingham on August 29, live on Sky Sports

Mikaela Mayer and Chantelle Cameron will put their super welterweight world titles on the line for a high-stakes unification clash in the UK this August, live on Sky Sports.

Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) have confirmed that Mayer vs Cameron will headline MVPW-06 at the bp pulse LIVE arena in Birmingham on August 29, where every fight on the main card will see a UK vs USA contest.

The UK's WBO super welterweight world champion Cameron (22-1, 8 KOs) faces the USA's unified WBA and WBC super welterweight world champion Mayer (22-2, 5 KOs), with all three world titles on up for grabs in the 10-round contest.

Cameron won the WBO super welterweight title with a dominant performance over Michaela Kotaskova in April, a belt Mayer had won then vacated just months prior, and Mayer now looks to reclaim it alongside her WBA and WBC hardware.

"I am over the moon this fight has been made," Cameron said. "I've always said I want the biggest fights in women's boxing, and there isn't a bigger fight right now than me against Mikaela Mayer."

The intriguing battle between two world champions will be both fighters' first defences at 154lbs and contested over 10 two-minute rounds, while the main card will be composed entirely of female fighters.

Mayer added: "Cameron has always been a name I've hoped to add to my resume and a fight I feel the sport of boxing deserves. With our come forward, aggressive styles, I have no doubt that it will be one of the most exciting fights of our generation."

The co-main event will see the UK's unified WBC and WBO lightweight world champion Caroline Dubois face a 10-round unified championship defence against American Amelia Moore, contested at 135lbs with two-minute rounds.

"I'm excited to be fighting in the UK at home again," Dubois said. "The crowd in London last time was incredible. I am looking forward to representing the UK on this card and defending my unified titles.

"The goal is to fight for more belts at the end of the year so I need to focus and take care of business with a big win in Birmingham."

Since inception in 2021, MVP has produced over 30 live boxing events and currently promotes over 60 fighters, 15 world champions, and 26 top contenders. Tickets for MVPW-06 UK vs USA go on sale June 19 at 10am BST via AXS.com.

"MVPW-06 UK vs USA delivers one of the most important fights that can be made in women's boxing today," said Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian, co-founders of Most Valuable Promotions.

"Since the [Katie] Taylor vs [Amanda] Serrano trilogy, there has not been a pound-for-pound match-up of this magnitude, with two of the world's top six fighters meeting in their prime.

"Mikaela Mayer and Chantelle Cameron are proven champions who have consistently sought out the toughest challenges available, and this fight is no different.

"Coming on the heels of MVPW-05: Johnson vs Thorslund on Saturday August 8, MVP is putting together a remarkable month for women's boxing and continuing to deliver the elite match-ups fans deserve."

Third time lucky for Mayer in England?

Mayer's only two previous professional defeats have come on UK soil, with a controversial split-decision loss to Alycia Baumgardner in London in 2022 and a split-decision loss to Natasha Jonas in Liverpool in January 2024.

A Jonas rematch did not happen but Mayer seized her second opportunity to become a two-weight world champion later that year, defeating WBO welterweight world champion Sandy Ryan in a Fight of the Year contender.

Mayer beat Ryan in the rematch before conquering a third weight class in her last fight in October, dominating Canadian star Mary Spencer over 10 rounds in Montreal to capture the WBA, WBC and WBO junior middleweight titles.

"I know I haven't had always the best luck over there in the UK, but I've always said that hasn't deterred me from coming back there," Mayer exclusively told Sky Sports.

"I love fighting over there, I love the fans over there, the people, the energy in the arena - it's always great. I'm just going to have to go and get it done this time. Three's a charm!"

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Mikaela Mayer-Chantelle Cameron, Caroline Dubois-Amelia Moore in Birmingham on August 29

Mikaela Mayer and Chantelle Cameron are set to collide in a junior middleweight unification showdown at the bp pulse LIVE Arena in Birmingham, England, on August 29.

In chief support, Caroline Dubois is set to defend her lightweight titles against Amelia Moore which is keeping in theme with the event; every bout on the card, promoted by MVP, will be UK vs. US.

Cameron, 22-1 (8 KOs), won the WBO 154lbs title in April. It’s a belt that Mayer, who holds the WBC and WBC straps, had given up only months before. Both now get the chance to wear three titles simultaneously following their 10-round bout.

“Chantelle Cameron has always been a name I’ve hoped to add to my resume and a fight I feel the sport of boxing deserves,” said Mayer, 22-2 (5 KOs), via the MVP press release. “With our come forward, aggressive styles, I have no doubt that it will be one of the most exciting fights of our generation. Giving the fans the fights they wanna see is what I do best…so here you go. Again.”

Cameron added: “I am over the moon this fight has been made… I’ve always said I want the biggest fights in women’s boxing and there isn’t a bigger fight right now than me and Mikaela Mayer.”

"I'm excited to be fighting in the UK at home again," Dubois said. "The crowd in London last time was incredible. I am looking forward to representing the UK on this card and defending my unified titles.

"The goal is to fight for more belts at the end of the year so I need to focus and take care of business with a big win in Birmingham."

Moore, however, is eyeing the upset ov er the WBC and WBO lightweight champion.

“I’ve spent most of my life pursuing this sport,” she said. Three Olympic cycles, countless international tournaments, years of learning, growing, and preparing for moments like this. I respect Caroline and the path she’s taken to become world champion. “That’s what makes this opportunity so meaningful. When the best are willing to face the best, everybody wins.”

The event will be shown live on ESPN+ in the US and Sky Sports in the UK.

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Chantelle Cameron has been chasing Mikaela Mayer since the amateurs

Chantelle Cameron's professional career is likely defined by her two-fight rivalry with Katie Taylor, where the score sits at 1-1 and Cameron the only blot on the Irish legend's record.

The 35-year-old has otherwise struggled for momentum at times, particularly since leaving Matchroom Boxing following the 2023 rematch loss to Taylor. Before that she could also boast wins over Mary McGee, Melissa Hernandez, Victoria Noelia Bustos and Jessica McCaskill.

Her August 29 battle with Mikaela Mayer, who is royalty in the female code, is likely to see Cameron – who last year signed with MVP after a spell with Queensberry – thrust back into spotlight.

"I'm so excited," Cameron told Sky Sports News. "Our styles are going to gel. Women's boxing needed a fight like this. It's the female fight of the year and, if it wasn't, I'd be really, really shocked.

"I've wanted this fight for a long time. I need names like Mikaela Mayer to get the best out of me and that's what this fight is definitely going to do.

"I'm so excited and glad that MVP have made this fight happen. They knew that I wanted a big name and a big fight, and they've delivered for me. So I'm really grateful.

"One of the first names I gave to them [MVP, when signing] was Mikaela Mayer and, tin my third fight with them, they've delivered."

Cameron has long been on Mayer's trail. The pair were amateurs at the same time, aware of the other, but never crossing paths.

"Me and Mayer know each other from the amateurs but we never boxed in the amateurs," Cameron said. "We have history - I always wanted to box her in the amateurs but our paths never crossed. So it will be like a 360 when we share the ring on August 29.

"She's improved a lot. And we're definitely going to meet in the middle. It's going to be an incredible fight."