Women’s Ratings Update: Cameron lifts the first-ever 140-pound Ring belt, jumps to No. 6 at P4P  

The junior welterweight title unification bout that happened final Saturday, Oct. 30 between WBC titlist Chantelle Cameron and IBF beltholder Mary McGee (No. 1 and No. 2 in The Ring Girls’s Scores, respectively, coming in) turned the primary occasion of a talent-laden card when the unique major occasion (Dillian Whyte vs Otto Wallin) was cancelled.

However Cameron-McGee proved greater than worthy of its newly acquired major occasion standing, and the winner of the bout additionally proved to be worthy of the historic honor bestowed upon her: the inaugural Ring journal 140-pound championship belt.

Cameron (15-0, 8 KOs) stayed unbeaten and grabbed the first-ever Ring belt in girls’s boxing historical past in her division with a masterful dismantling of a bodily greater McGee (27-4, 15 KOs), who was unable to translate her dimension and size benefits into something apart from a number of spirited however futile makes an attempt to show the struggle right into a brawl.

Cameron boxed superbly, imposing her pace, timing, footwork and general boxing capability to attain a win that not solely earned her the Ring belt, but additionally propelled her two positions additional up within the journal’s pound-for-pounds listings as properly.

The belt got here as an automated reward together with her win, however not everybody agreed together with her bump up within the pound-for-pound rankings.

Some panelists although she needs to be ranked even greater.

“Personally, I’d transfer her to No. 4 had been she resides on my record,” mentioned Mark Jones. “I believe she’s extra expert than each McCaskill and Persoon. Cameron defeats each fighter from 135-147. A brilliant-fight between Cameron and Katie Taylor is inevitable, (and) I’d favor Cameron.”

For many panelists, nevertheless, Cameron’s new placement is simply high quality, and there might be ample room for enchancment for her within the close to future.

“Chantelle Cameron’s efficiency is worthy of transferring her to the No. 6 spot,” mentioned boxing historian Malissa Smith. “She confirmed true boxing mastery with nice footwork, positioning, use of ranges, shot choice, and champion’s coronary heart, and is really a fighter to look at.”

“(Cameron’s win) in opposition to the skilled McGee was a pleasure for viewers who nonetheless doubt the type of spectacle that ladies’s boxing can supply,” mentioned Argentina’s Yesica Palmetta, whereas Puerto Rico’s Wildalys Figueras-Snow added that “Cameron regarded very imposing, with a really exact offense and you can see the range of her strategies and assets.”

With Cameron transferring on to the championship spot at 140 and thus vacating the No. 1 spot, each different fighter was bumped up and a brand new spot opened up on the backside of the highest 5, and the shutout scored by Cameron additionally implied that McGee was due for a demotion as properly.

With that, former No. 3 Erica Farias turned the brand new No. 1 over McGee, in opposition to whom Farias owns a victory. McGee stays at her previous No. 2 place after her loss, whereas the brand new No. 5 emptiness is crammed by Canada’s Jessica Camara.

Within the welterweight division, Switzerland’s Ornella Domini (No. 3) was bumped out as a consequence of inactivity, and No. 4 Victoria Bustos, who had a win in her native Argentina over the weekend, took her place as a substitute. Poland’s Ewa Piatkowska was introduced in at No. 5 to fill the emptiness.

“Bustos appeared to be sharper,” mentioned Smith about Bustos’ efficiency, whereas Figueras-Snow argued that “Bustos had a good victory, with a neater recreation and a transparent assault.”

Though their struggle didn’t have an effect on the present rankings, the panel mentioned Jackie Nava’s shutout win over her fellow Mexican legend Mariana Juarez in a really emotional struggle that happened on Saturday as properly.

Jackie Nava turned again time to provide a unprecedented efficiency – Photograph courtesy of Zanfer Promotions

Each Nava (No. 1 at junior featherweight) and Juarez (No. 5) are 41-years previous, and they’re thought of girls’s boxing pioneers of their nation. Collectively they produced a memorable bout received by a perfectly skilled and conditioned Nava over 10 fast-paced rounds, however the consequence didn’t warrant any strikes of their present standing in our rankings.

“What an excellent presentation by Jackie Nava!,” exclaimed Palmetta. “Her pace, the standard of the actions together with the execution of the blows, had been beautiful and worthy of recognition,” she mentioned, whereas Smith added that “Nava’s efficiency was so good from her shot choice, use of angles, ranges, excellent footwork, feinting and comedic moments as she cocked her “bolo” punch, that I’m able to make her our No. 1 pound-for-pound!.”

Though a proposal was made to have Nava be a part of the elite prime 10 rating, she was discovered to be clearly at an obstacle when put next with different youthful fighters with a lot potential, however the expertise was nonetheless evident and the athleticism was merely excellent.

“I noticed Nava actually unstoppable, very quick, correct and exact,” mentioned Irene Deserti, who has adopted each of their careers intently in Mexico. “Juarez didn’t give us her greatest presentation, but it surely was a spectacular struggle anyway.”

“Jackie Nava is an all-time nice, and Juarez has probably the most wins within the historical past of girls’s boxing,” added Jones, in closing. “Though Nava dominated most the motion, it was an excellent struggle to look at. Juarez gave an excellent effort.”