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Foreheads Lock as Respect Turns Hostile in Birmingham
An orderly promotion fractured on Friday afternoon in Birmingham when security intervened to separate Mikaela Mayer and Chantelle Cameron during the final face-off for their three-belt super-welterweight championship unification.
The confrontation ignited immediately after both fighters stepped off the scale. Mayer (22-2, 5 KOs), the unified WBA and WBC titleholder, weighed in at 148 lbs—three pounds below her mark against Mary Spencer. Cameron (22-1, 8 KOs), defending her WBO belt, tipped the scales at 147.6 lbs for her second appearance in the division. When the two closed the distance for the traditional stare-down, foreheads pressed together, words were traded at close range, and Cameron lunged forward before team members and stage security pulled the fighters apart.
"She isn't intimidating me, all that yapping, getting in my face," Cameron said. "You're deluded. Shut your mouth, you are so deluded. I didn't say a word, you are making things up because you don't believe in yourself. You're going to get humbled. I'm gonna smash her head in now."
Mayer appeared unfazed by the sudden shift in temperament from the former undisputed light-welterweight champion. "She said I'm too slow, but there is no way Chantelle Cameron is faster than me," Mayer responded. "I didn't know this Chantelle Cameron existed, I like it."
Dubois and Moore Trade Warnings at Lightweight
Tension also surfaced in the chief support bout between unified WBC and WBO lightweight champion Caroline Dubois and challenger Amelia Moore. The two engaged in a sharp verbal exchange following their weigh-in.
Dubois came in at 134.8 lbs, while Moore registered 134.4 lbs. Dubois issued a direct warning on stage, stating her intention to halt the undefeated American challenger (4-0). A victory for Dubois preserves a potential meeting with multi-division champion Alycia Baumgardner, who campaigns at super-featherweight and is slated to box Elif Nur Turhan on November 8.
Undercard Weigh-In Results
The remaining fighters on the Birmingham card made weight without issue:
- Terri Harper (137.8 lbs) vs. Miranda Reyes (136.6 lbs) – Lightweight
- Jessica Barry (125.6 lbs) vs. Reina Tellez (125.6 lbs) – Featherweight
- Tysie Gallagher (121.6 lbs) vs. Brandi Robinson (121.6 lbs) – Super-bantamweight
The canvas beneath the ring lights remained a pale, unblemished matte gray, waiting for the first drops to alter its grain.
