Mayer and Cameron clash at weigh-in before Birmingham title showdown

At Friday's weigh-in in Birmingham, WBA and WBC champion Mikaela Mayer and British titleholder Chantelle Cameron turned a routine face-off into a scuffle, with Cameron pushing her head into Mayer's and the American responding in kind. The altercation escalated into a verbal barrage, requiring security to separate the two. Both athletes weighed in six pounds under the light-middleweight ceiling, each registering 10st 8lb (67 kg).

Cameron, 35, entered the fight after a single career loss to Katie Taylor in a 2023 rematch, while Mayer, 36, has two prior defeats against Natasha Jonas and Alycia Baumgardner. The tension mirrors a similar showdown on the same card, where WBC and WBO lightweight champion Caroline Dubois and newcomer Amelia Moore exchanged barbs before their co-main event. The upcoming unification bout will determine the dominant champion in the division.