Fresh off sealing a 3-0 stranglehold over Amanda Serrano in the Garden, Katie Taylor used her post-fight presser to douse immediate chatter of a rubber match with Chantelle Cameron - and did so with trademark deadpan. “Chantelle has to see if she can sell out a 1,000-seater arena first,” quipped the 39-year-old undisputed lightweight queen, suggesting her former conqueror lacks the commercial clout to merit a third meeting.
Cameron, 34, had earlier coasted past Jessica Camara on the same card to retain her interim WBC super-lightweight strap, reinforcing her position as Taylor’s top challenger at 140 lbs. But Taylor - now 25-1 (6 KOs) and two fights removed from avenging her lone loss to Cameron - framed their 1-1 series as settled “for now,” noting: “I think I’ve already made her more money than she deserves.”
Taylor’s swipe tempers expectations that a trilogy would naturally round out both careers. Instead, Ireland’s Olympic icon hinted that any 2026 bout must tick two boxes: proper payday and fresh stakes. With Serrano vanquished and retirement rumours circling, the ball seems firmly in Cameron’s promotional court to prove she can draw more than belts and bragging rights.
For now, Taylor’s legacy tour rolls on: three-division dominance, victories over every woman to share a ring with her, and an unflinching willingness to call her own shots—even if it means postponing one of boxing’s most intriguing rubber matches.
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