Katie Taylor inflicts first defeat on Chantelle Cameron in thrilling rematch - 'Let's get the trilogy!'

Katie Taylor is the new undisputed world super-lightweight champion after overcoming Chantelle Cameron on a majority points decision in an epic fight at the 3Arena, Dublin.

Ireland’s Taylor avenged an agonising defeat to Cameron earlier this year – the first loss of her career – and immediately called for a trilogy to happen.

Two judges scored it 98-92, 96-94 in favour of Taylor while a third made it a 95-95 draw.

Victory means Taylor, 37, is now a simultaneous two-weight undisputed champion, becoming just the third fighter to hold championships in two different weights in the four-belt era.

"Whoever wrote me off, you don't know me very well," Taylor said.

"You learn the most from your failures and your losses. You're only a failure if you give up. Go and go again. Never give up.

"Tonight you saw the real me. When I box no one can beat me. Let's get the trilogy at Croke Park!"

Taylor added: "One of my favourite fighters is Marco Antonio Barrera. Barrera and [Erik] Morales is the best trilogy you could ever see.

"So if we could have that type of trilogy it would be absolutely iconic for the sport and even better if we did get it at Croke Park with 80,000 people.

"That's the statement we all wanted for the homecoming so that would be absolutely amazing if that happened."

For Cameron, it was a first career loss as she relinquishes her IBF, WBA, WBO and WBC light-welterweight titles.

Taylor meant business from the first moment of the fight as she started aggressively, and although she hit the canvas following a jab from Cameron, it was ruled a slip, and the Irish fighter ended the round very much on top.

In the third round, a nasty clash of heads opened a cut on Cameron’s forehead. But as the fight reached the fifth round it was the Briton who was in the ascendancy, catching Taylor with a strong right hand.

That forced a change in tactic from Taylor which frustrated Cameron, but she caught the Irishwoman with a punishing uppercut in the eighth round, wobbling Taylor before the bell sounded.

Taylor had to absorb overwhelming pressure in the ninth and 10th rounds but showed tremendous resilience to stay on her feet. And her bravery was rewarded when the scores were read out, allowing her to celebrate with her raucous home crowd.

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