Chantelle Cameron vs Mikaela Mayer Rematch on December 24 in Dubai
Chantelle Cameron and Mikaela Mayer are going back to the fire.
The pair will run it back on 24 December in Dubai, with Cameron defending her light-middleweight world titles on the undercard of Jake Paul’s bout with Cedric Doumbe at the Coca Cola Arena. Most Valuable Promotions has installed it as the co-main event on a Christmas Eve card built for spectacle.
Scores to settle in Dubai
Their first meeting in August was tight, tense and absorbing. Cameron, the Briton who has quietly built one of the most serious résumés in women’s boxing, edged it on the cards by unanimous decision, adding the WBA and WBC belts to the WBO title already around her waist.
The judges were clear. Mayer was not.
The American, 36, bristled at the verdict, airing her frustration before an angry back-and-forth between the fighters made a rematch feel inevitable. Both had already agreed in principle to do it again; the dispute over the result simply added fuel.
“We agreed to the rematch before the first fight, so we both kept our word,” Cameron said. “And now the rematch is on the biggest stage in boxing.”
It is a stage Paul knows well. The MVP co-founder returns in the main event against MMA fighter Cedric Doumbe, his first outing since being knocked out by Anthony Joshua last December. While the YouTuber-turned-contender will draw the headlines, the most polished boxing on the night may well come one fight earlier.
Cameron’s iron record, Mayer’s burning claim
Cameron, 35, walks into Dubai with the authority of a champion and the scars of elite opposition. She is chasing a 24th win in 25 professional contests, her only defeat coming against Katie Taylor in 2023. That loss hardened her rather than halted her; the Mayer win showed a fighter still operating at world level, still willing to take risks.
Mayer, though, believes she left too much in the locker last time. A former unified champion herself, she has 22 wins from 25 fights and insists the first Cameron bout did not reflect her ceiling.
“Although I don’t feel I performed to my highest potential, I’ve been working hard to fix the mistakes I made and I will 100% come back stronger,” she said. The target is blunt, and personal. “I’m taking my belts back on Thursday 24 December.”
That is the crux of this rematch. Cameron wants validation; Mayer wants vindication. One is defending her status as the division’s standard-bearer, the other chasing the night she believes the judges took from her.
On Christmas Eve in Dubai, only one of them leaves with the story told their way.
