The achievement of becoming an undisputed champion is one that is dreamt of by every fighter that laces up the gloves but it is one only achieved by a select few. Now, one fighter from the elite group of four-belt undisputed champions is set to appear on an undercard in the United Kingdom next month.
Rising super-bantamweight contender and current IBO champion of the 126lb division Liam Davies (16-0) was forced to pull out of his battle with fellow undefeated Brit Shabaz Masoud (13-0) back in July due to an illness.
However, the pair have since rescheduled their meeting, and the Telford fan-favourite will now attempt to make a first defence of his IBO crown when he and Masoud go toe-to-toe next month.
A run of three consecutive stoppage victories has seen Davies rise the world rankings in recent times and the 28-year-old now sits as high as the #5 contender with both the WBC and IBF – hopeful of one day earning a shot at pound-for-pound number one and undisputed champion of the division, Naoya Inoue.
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Yet, whilst Davies continues to call out one undisputed champion in ‘The Monster’, there is another previous holder of that mantle set to fight on his undercard, with Queensberry Promotions unveiling that Chantelle Cameron (19-1) will appear in the co-main event of the card.
Cameron dethroned the legendary Katie Taylor in a famous win in Dublin last year but lost a controversial decision to the Irishwoman in their November rematch – a loss that led to a fall out between Cameron and promoter Eddie Hearn – prompting a switch to sign for Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions.
In her debut since signing with Warren, Cameron appeared on the same card that Davies-Masoud was originally scheduled for and secured the WBC super-lightweight interim title with a majority-decision win against Elhem Mekhaled – that also being her first fight with new trainer Grant Smith since parting ways with Jamie Moore.
Northampton-born ‘Il Capo’ will take on former WBC super-welterweight champion Patricia Berghult as the highlight of the Davies-Masoud undercard next month in a first defence of the WBC interim strap, which Cameron hopes will eventually land her a shot at a trilogy bout against Katie Taylor.
Chantelle Cameron leads the, #DaviesMasoud undercard.
Defending her WBC interim world title, @chantellecam returns to Birmingham!
Tickets on sale here: https://t.co/aue6cqLUjqpic.twitter.com/SbJc29kTLH
— Queensberry Promotions (@Queensberry) October 2, 2024
Also appearing on the undercard is light-heavyweight operator Ezra Taylor (9-0) and European welterweight champion Ekow Essuman (20-1), who face Austria’s Driton Isenaj (10-0) and undefeated Ben Vaughan (10-0) respectively on the November 2nd card at the BP Pulse Live in Birmingham.
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