Chantelle Cameron must defend the new world title against Sandy Ryan while Katie Taylor returns | Boxing news
Chantelle Cameron has been upgraded to the WBC super-lightweight WBC world while Katie Taylor becomes “recreation champion”.
Cameron was the WBC temporary titlist at 140 pounds and the compulsory challenger for the full title that Taylor has held.
Taylor, 39, completed a trilogy of victories on Amanda Serrano in July and should not box this year. Her new status as “ champion in recess ” means that if the world title can remain active at 140 pounds, the WBC will give the Irish star a world title shot if she chooses to return to the division.
Cameron was responsible for making his first defense of the title against the British rival Sandy Ryan.
This means that the prospect of a third fight between Cameron and Taylor, at least in the short term, has fallen.
In 2023, Cameron gave Taylor a first professional defeat, only so that the Irish star won his revenge match.
Cameron has been on a series of three good victories since then, picking up the interim WBC belt when she was pushing a shot on the titles she held.
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman, explained: “She [Taylor] Let us know that she plans to take a little time away from the ring to take care of personal questions. The fight she was forced to take was against Chantelle Cameron, by appointing her champion in recess, we will order Sandy Ryan to fight Cameron. “”
Ryan is a former world champion in Welterweight, who lost two fascinating fights against Mikaela Mayer in New York and Las Vegas, before rebounding with a victory against Jade Grierson earlier this month.
‘Champion in recreation explained
A “recreation champion” is a recognition that WBC grants boxers who have had an exceptional career and have reached elite status in sport.
It is not a regular champion title defended in the ring, but rather an honor for life given in specific situations, such as injuries, personal problems that will keep them away from sport for a certain time, from the weight category, etc.
The designation “ champion in recreation ” allows for the title to be canceled so that other fighters can compete for this and maintain the active division, while granting the boxer a special status and the possibility of returning to fight for the belt in the future.
