Katie Taylor joined the pantheon of legends dornálaíochta oíche Dé Sathairn when she became a two-weight undisputed world champion.
The 37-year-old defied all the odds to avenge her only career loss when outpointing defending world super lightweight champion Chantelle Cameron after a 10-round scrap den scoth at the 3Arena.
When the máistir of ceremonies David Diamante announced an toradh the noise leibhéal generated by the sell-out attendance of 9,000 surely exceeded the record 113.7 decibels reached for Katie’s Olympic debut i gcoinne Natasha Jonas in London’s ExCel Centre in 2012.
The Bray Olympic champion triumphed on a majority verdict and deservingly so as she was ag dul siar ar na mblianta with a vintage performance to match her best riamh.
“Ba é an sé mhí is faide i mo shaol waiting for this rematch,” a dúirt sí.
“This is my real homecoming tonight. You saw the worst of me in May. You saw the best of me tonight. Let’s get the trilogy in Croke Park.
Taylor is only an tríú fighter in modern times to become a two-weight undisputed world champion following i gconsanna of Evander Holyfield (cruiserweight and heavyweight) and double Olympic gold medallist Claressa Shields (welterweight and middleweight).
Cameron is an seacthú world champion Taylor has defeated in her glittering seven-year career in pro boxing. Ach ní raibh aon rud she achieved in her 22-year long career matched tonight’s success.
Don chéad uair riamh, she was the underdog. She was giving away weight — maybe as much as 10 pounds — height and age (Cameron is 32) ach fós produced the performance she had promised she would and that was sufficient to end Cameron’s 17-fight unbeaten run.
It is beagnach inevitable there will be another athchluiche and Eddie Hearn will have to iarracht a dhéanamh to make good on his promise to deliver Croke Park.
Original Article: https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/boxing/katie-taylor-beats-chantelle-cameron-to-become-undisputed-world-super-lightweight-champion/a1710093107.html
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