Cameron fights for three-minute rounds as WBC holds firm on two-minute women's bouts

The WBC, one of boxing's four major sanctioning bodies, caps women's bouts at two-minute rounds while men fight three. WBC president Mauricio Sulaimán defended the policy in 2023, citing fighter safety. Chantelle Cameron — the only boxer to have beaten Katie Taylor — vacated her WBC title in October 2025 in protest, demanding equal rules and pay. She defends her WBO super-welterweight title against Mikaela Mayer in Birmingham on 29 August.