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{{Short description|Boxing match}}
{{use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox boxing match
| Fight Name   = Road to Undisputed
| image        = [[File:Chantelle Cameron vs Mary McGee.jpg|300px]]
| caption      =
| fight date   = 30 October 2021
| location     = [[The O2 Arena]], [[Greenwich]], [[London]], UK
| titles       = [[World Boxing Council|WBC]], [[IBF]] and vacent ''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]'' [[light-welterweight]] titles
| fighter1     = [[Chantelle Cameron]]
| nickname1    = "Il Capo"
| hometown1    = [[Northampton]], [[East Midlands]], UK
| purse1       =
| record1      = 14–0 (8 KO)
| age1         = {{age in years and months |14 May 1991 |30 October 2021}}
| height1      = 5 ft 8 in
| weight1      = 139+1/2 lb
| style1       = [[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]]
| recognition1 = [[World Boxing Council|WBC]]<br>Light Welterweight Champion<br>[[The Ring (magazine)|''The Ring'']]<br>No. 1 Ranked Light Welterweight<br>[[The Ring (magazine)|''The Ring'']] [[Pound for pound|pound-for-pound]] No. 8 ranked fighter
| fighter2     = [[Mary McGee (boxer)|Mary McGee]]
| nickname2    = "Merciless"
| hometown2    = [[Gary, Indiana]], U.S.
| purse2       =
| record2      = 27–3 (1) (15 KO)
| age2         = {{age in years and months |September 25, 1986 |30 October 2021}}
| height2      = 5 ft 6 in
| weight2      = 139+3/4 lb
| style2       = Orthodox
| recognition2 = [[IBF]]<br>Light Welterweight Champion<br>[[The Ring (magazine)|''The Ring'']]<br>No. 2 Ranked Light Welterweight
| result       = '''Cameron''' defeated McGee via '''UD''' (100–90, 99–91, 99–92)
}}
'''[[Chantelle Cameron]] vs. [[Mary McGee (boxer)|Mary McGee]]''', billed as "'''''The Road to Undisputed'''''", was a [[professional boxing]] match contested on 30 October 2021, for the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]], [[IBF]] and [[Ring magazine|''The Ring'']] [[light-welterweight]] championship.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fight:2716939 |url=https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Fight:2716939 |website=boxrec.com |publisher=BoxRec |access-date=26 February 2025}}</ref> The bout took place at [[The O2 Arena]] in London.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gray|first=Tom|date=3 September 2021|title=Chantelle Cameron and Mary McGee to vie for inaugural 140-pound Ring Magazine title|url=https://www.ringtv.com/626582-chantelle-cameron-and-mary-mcgee-to-vie-for-inaugural-140-pound-ring-magazine-title/|url-status=live|access-date=3 September 2021|website=[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903203439/https://www.ringtv.com/626582-chantelle-cameron-and-mary-mcgee-to-vie-for-inaugural-140-pound-ring-magazine-title/ |archive-date=3 September 2021 }}</ref>
==Background==
McGee won the vacant [[List of IBF female world champions#Junior welterweight|IBF title]] in December 2019 after defeating Ana Laura Esteche via tenth-round [[technical knockout]] in New York.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kemp|first=Jay|date=5 December 2019|title=Mary McGee Goes Merciless on Ana Laura Esteche to Capture the IBF Junior Welterweight Championship|url=https://www.nextgenchamp.com/mary-mcgee-goes-merciless-on-ana-laura-esteche-to-capture-the-ibf-junior-welterweight-championship/|url-status=live|access-date=4 September 2021|website=Next Gen Champ|language=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428144857/https://www.nextgenchamp.com/mary-mcgee-goes-merciless-on-ana-laura-esteche-to-capture-the-ibf-junior-welterweight-championship/ |archive-date=28 April 2020 }}</ref> Following a successful defence of her title, McGee was scheduled to face [[Victoria Bustos]] in a [[Undisputed championship (boxing)#Unified championship|unification]] bout with the vacant [[List of WBO female world champions#Junior welterweight|WBO title]] also on the line. However, the bout was cancelled after McGee suffered an injury during training.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rodriguez|first=Jacob|date=18 August 2021|title=Mary McGee Shares On Trash Talk Beef With Victoria Bustos, Being Targeted For Racial Abuse In Argentina|url=https://nyfights.com/worldwide/mary-mcgee-answers-victoria-bustos/|url-status=live|access-date=4 September 2021|website=NY Fights|language=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818201820/https://nyfights.com/worldwide/mary-mcgee-answers-victoria-bustos/ |archive-date=18 August 2021 }}</ref>
Cameron defeated [[Adriana Araújo]] via [[unanimous decision]] to capture the vacant [[List of WBC female world champions#Super lightweight|WBC female title]] in October 2020, followed by a successful defence against [[Melissa Hernández]] in May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Damerell|first=Richard|date=5 October 2020|title=Chantelle Cameron crowned as WBC champion after shutout points win over Adriana Araujo|url=https://www.skysports.com/amp/boxing/news/12183/12090398/chantelle-cameron-crowned-as-wbc-champion-after-shutout-points-win-over-adriana-araujo|url-status=live|access-date=4 September 2021|website=[[Sky Sports]]|language=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008083731/https://www.skysports.com/amp/boxing/news/12183/12090398/chantelle-cameron-crowned-as-wbc-champion-after-shutout-points-win-over-adriana-araujo |archive-date=8 October 2020 }}</ref> In September, a four-woman light-welterweight championship tournament was announced for 30 October. Billed as "''Road to Undisputed''", the tournament was an attempt to crown an [[Undisputed championship (boxing)|undisputed champion]], seeing Cameron face McGee for the WBC and IBF titles while [[List of WBA female world champions#Super lightweight|WBA champion]] [[Kali Reis]] faced [[Jessica Camara]], with the vacant WBO title also on the line.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Henschel|first=Jonathon|date=3 September 2021|title=Cameron-McGee, Reis-Camara scheduled for October 30th on DAZN|url=https://www.badlefthook.com/2021/9/3/22656209/cameron-mcgee-reis-camara-scheduled-for-oct-30-dazn-boxing-news-2021|url-status=live|access-date=4 September 2021|website=Bad Left Hook|language=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903220625/https://www.badlefthook.com/2021/9/3/22656209/cameron-mcgee-reis-camara-scheduled-for-oct-30-dazn-boxing-news-2021 |archive-date=3 September 2021 }}</ref>
==The fight==
Cameron defeated McGee via [[unanimous decision]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lewis|first=Ron|date=30 October 2021|title=Chantelle Cameron Outworks Mary McGee in Action-Fight To Unify WBC, IBF Titles|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/chantelle-cameron-outworks-mary-mcgee-action-fight-unify-wbc-ibf-titles--161626|access-date=31 October 2021|website=Boxing Scene|language=}}</ref>
==Fight card==
Confirmed bouts:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/838560|title=BoxRec - event|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Matchroom Boxing |title=Before The Bell: Cameron vs McGee Undercard (Scotney/Hedges/Thompson/Carty) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjgrYHSa0Tk |website=youtube.com |publisher=Youtube |access-date=26 February 2025 |date=30 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cameron vs McGee |url=https://www.matchroomboxing.com/events/whyte-vs-wallin/ |website=matchroomboxing.com |publisher=Matchroom Boxing |access-date=26 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022230352/https://www.matchroomboxing.com/events/whyte-vs-wallin/ |archive-date=22 October 2021}}</ref>
{| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 85%;"
! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;" |Weight Class
! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;" |
! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;" |vs.
! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;" |
! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;" |Method
! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;" |Round
! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;" |Time
! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;" |Notes
|-
|[[Light-welterweight]]
|[[Chantelle Cameron]] (c)
|def.
|[[Mary McGee (boxer)|Mary McGee]] (c)
|{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}}
|10
|
|{{ref|Cameron vs. McGee|Note 1}}
|-
|[[Heavyweight]]
|[[Alen Babić]]
|def.
|[[Éric Molina]]
|{{abbr|KO|Knockout}}
|2/8
|2:33
|
|-
|[[Light-heavyweight]]
|[[Craig Richards (boxer)|Craig Richards]]
|def.
|Marek Matyja
|{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}}
|6/10
|2:34
|
|-
|Heavyweight
|[[Johnny Fisher]]
|def.
|Alvaro Terrero
|TKO
|2 (6)
|1:30
|
|-
|[[Super-featherweight]]
|[[Jorge Castaneda (boxer)|Jorge Castaneda]]
|def.
|[[Youssef Khoumari]]
|{{abbr|MD|Majority decision}}
|10
|
|{{ref|Khoumari vs. Castaneda|Note 2}}
|-
! colspan="8" style="background-color: #e6e8fa;" |Preliminary bouts
|-
|[[Super-bantamweight]]
|[[Ellie Scotney]]
|def.
|Eva Cantos
|{{abbr|PTS|Points decision}}
|8
|
|
|-
|[[Cruiserweight (boxing)|Cruiserweight]]
|[[Jordan Thompson (boxer)|Jordan Thompson]]
|def.
|Piotr Podlucki
|KO
|1/6
|2:52
|
|-
|[[Super-middleweight]]
|John Hedges
|def.
|Antony Woolery
|PTS
|6
|
|
|-
|Heavyweight
|Thomas Carty
|def.
|Igors Vasiljevs
|KO
|3 (4)
|2:49
|
|}
<small>{{note|Cameron vs. McGee|Note 1|For [[List of WBC female world champions#Super lightweight|WBC]], [[List of IBF female world champions#Junior welterweight|IBF]], and inaugural ''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]'' [[light-welterweight]] titles}}<br>{{note|Khoumari vs. Castaneda|Note 2|For vacant WBC International Silver super-featherweight title}}</small>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{s-start}}
{{s-bef | before=[[Devin Haney vs. Jorge Linares|vs.]] [[Melissa Hernández]]}}
{{s-ttl | title=[[Chantelle Cameron]]'s bouts |years=30 October 2021}}
{{s-aft | after=vs. [[Victoria Bustos]]}}
{{s-bef | before=vs. Deanha Hobbs}}
{{s-ttl | title=[[Mary McGee (boxer)|Mary McGee]]'s bouts |years=30 October 2021}}
{{s-aft | after=vs. Dahianna Santana}}
{{s-end}}
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