Undisputed super-lightweight champion Chantelle Cameron has said she "has to make sure it's a convincing win" when it comes to the scorecards for her bout with Katie Taylor on Saturday night at the 3Arena.
The Englishwoman will enter into a partisan atmosphere in Dublin for Taylor’s long-awaited homecoming fight.
Cameron has stoked the fire 48 hours ahead of the clash with her belief that the star of women’s boxing receives favourable scoring from judges, namechecking the with Amanda Serrano fight in particular.
Cameron told reporters that she has not looked into the officiating and scoring for this weekend, only to tell herself that she must dominate in the ring: "In all honesty we've seen it three times with Katie. She's had very close fights where she has got the nod. It could have been a draw [against Serrano] or easily gone the other way. That is a concern. But it is out of my hands. I can't control that.
"If something is not in my control I won't let it eat me up. I just have to make sure I do what I know I can do. As much as it's a massive task ahead of me, I have to make sure I make it a convincing win as well. I have to try not to make it close rounds.
"Serrano was very close. It could have gone either way. If Serrano had won you wouldn't have argued it. If it was a draw you wouldn't have argued it. In the Delfine Persoon fight and Serrano I definitely saw flaws I could pick up on."
Asked for specific deficiencies in Taylor’s style, the 32-year-old said: "[There are] a fair few."
Taylor’s rise in the professional game actually led to Cameron deciding to turn professional.
She had considered university and a career in teaching only for Taylor and American superstar Claressa Shields to pave the way for the female side of boxing to take off.
Cameron stated: "I never planned to turn professional. The pro game was more America and Germany [when I was amateur]. After the Olympics I didn't know what I was going to do.
"This is why I have so much respect for Katie Taylor and Claressa Shields
"They won the gold medal at the Olympics, turned professional, started boxing on Sky Sports and women's boxing was growing. That is when I thought I'd have a go at the professional game. It wasn't in my plan to begin with.
"I saw it as an opportunity. Katie Taylor and Clarissa were trailblazers. They opened up the door for women.
"It's always been talked about [fighting Katie Taylor] and people have always mentioned it. In all honesty I didn't think it was ever going to happen. It always seemed to be way too far away and was never in touching distance. But here I am now. The universe works in strange ways."
Having become undisputed champion in Abu Dhabi by beating a former Taylor opponent Jessica McCaskill, this bout represents the first time Cameron will be on the major stage with a global audience watching on.
Despite that, Cameron feels she is ready to handle the occasion.
"I'm always nervous for every single fight. Obviously this is the biggest fight for me, facing Katie Taylor, the pound-for-pound best. But I will use my nerves as a fuel.
"I've ticked every box in my preparation. I couldn't have had better preparation. Beating Katie Taylor puts me at the top. Hopefully it will be life-changing. I've not thought too deeply into it. If I do I'll set myself up for disaster. My own focus is winning and whatever comes after that, it comes. I'm cool, calm and collected."
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