2 weeks ago
Former undisputed light-welterweight champion Chantelle Cameron has signed pinch Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions.
After splitting pinch trainer Jamie Moore successful February, 32-year-old Cameron was released by Matchroom Boxing earlier this week.
Cameron has won 18 master fights. She was defeated by Katie Taylor successful Dublin successful November, having beaten nan Irishwoman connected points successful their first meeting successful May.
The Northampton combatant was unveiled arsenic Queensberry's caller signing, alongside Aadam Hamed - boy of erstwhile world champion Prince Naseem Hamed.
Light-welterweight Hamed Jr made his master debut successful August, stopping Vojtech Hrdy successful nan first information successful Poland connected nan undercard of Oleksandr Usyk v Daniel Dubois.
Cameron unified nan section against American Jessica McCaskill successful 2022, becoming nan first boxer from England to clasp each 4 recognised world titles.
Her breakout night, however, came erstwhile she inflicted a first profession conclusion connected pound-for-pound prima Taylor past year.
A trilogy bout was successful nan useful for this summertime but Taylor alternatively opted for a rematch pinch Puerto Rico's Amanda Serrano.
Eleven months ago, Cameron was 1 of nan hottest properties successful boxing arsenic she brilliantly upset nan likelihood to conclusion Taylor.
It was a career-defining win, but besides 1 that fired Cameron into nan main consciousness of nan boxing world.
But it has been a frustrating play since for nan history shaper since losing to Taylor successful their rematch.
She has now wholly gutted her team, from trainer to promoter.
Queensberry does not person nan aforesaid way grounds of promoting female talent arsenic Matchroom, pinch only 4 women connected its books including Raven Chapman and Hannah Rankin.
But Frank Warren's outfit has knowledgeable an unthinkable roar successful nan past 12 months, being astatine nan centre of nan biggest fights successful Saudi Arabia including this summer's undisputed heavyweight conflict betwixt Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.
While Saudi Arabia are yet to show an appetite to see nan biggest female names successful their arguable spending spree, Queensberry's renewed moving narration pinch Matchroom will beryllium a positive for Cameron.
With Queensberry, she could proceed to push for nan Taylor trilogy fight, who fights nether Matchroom, aliases prosecute a conflict against nan likes of welterweight champion Sandy Ryan, who is besides signed to Eddie Hearn.
Cameron besides instantly becomes 1 of their elite fighters alongside Fury, and aft suggesting she was not a privilege for Matchroom, and that whitethorn beryllium what she craves.
