Chantelle Cameron

Chantelle Cameron was born on May 14, 1991, in Northampton, England. Her interest in combat sports began at a young age, influenced by action films and television. She started kickboxing at age 10 and later transitioned to Muay Thai at 16. Cameron had a successful amateur career in kickboxing, remaining undefeated and winning titles in the IKF and WAKO before switching to boxing at 18. As an amateur boxer, she secured two English women’s national championships, the ABA Championships in 2010 and the ABAE Championships in 2015. She earned a silver medal in the light-welterweight division at the 2010 EU Championships and a bronze in the lightweight division at the 2011 EU Championships, where she notably lost to Katie Taylor in the semi-finals. These experiences laid the groundwork for her professional boxing career.

Cameron turned professional in 2017, signing with Barry McGuigan’s Cyclone Promotions. She made her professional debut on May 26, 2017, winning a six-round points decision against Karina Kopinska. Her early professional fights saw her secure technical knockout victories, leading to her first title shot in November 2017. She defeated Edith Ramos via third-round TKO to win the vacant IBO Inter-Continental female super-featherweight title. A month later, she moved up a weight class to fight Viviane Obenauf, winning by sixth-round stoppage to capture the IBO female lightweight title. She successfully defended this title against Myriam Dellal in March 2018 and later added the vacant WBC Silver female lightweight title by defeating Jessica Gonzalez in October 2018. Following a change in promoter and trainer in 2019, Cameron continued to advance her career, leading to significant achievements in the light-welterweight division.

In October 2020, Cameron won her first major world title, the vacant WBC female light-welterweight title, by defeating Adriana Araújo. She unified her titles by defeating IBF champion Mary McGee in October 2021, and also claimed the inaugural Ring magazine title. A pivotal moment in her career came in November 2022 when she defeated Jessica McCaskill in Abu Dhabi, becoming the undisputed world light-welterweight champion and the first undisputed female boxing world champion from the United Kingdom. In May 2023, Cameron avenged her amateur loss to Katie Taylor, defeating her via majority decision to retain her undisputed championship. Although she lost the rematch to Taylor in November 2023, she continued to pursue titles, winning the vacant interim WBC female super-lightweight title in July 2024 against Elhem Mekhaled and defending it against Patricia Berghult in November 2024. In May 2025, Cameron signed with Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions and successfully defended her interim WBC super-lightweight title against Jessica Camara in July 2025.