Boxer Chantelle Cameron Advocates for Three-Minute Rounds in Women's Boxing
UKPulse Sport Desk
Chantelle Cameron, a world champion boxer, is a passionate advocate for elite female boxers fighting three-minute rounds, having previously given up a world title over the issue.
- Chantelle Cameron gave up her WBC world title in October 2025 because the sanctioning body suggested women were not strong enough for three-minute rounds.
- Cameron will defend her WBO world super-welterweight title against Mikaela Mayer, a WBC belt-holder, in a bout that will use two-minute rounds.
- Cameron believes three-minute rounds are necessary for women's professional boxing to be taken seriously and achieve equal rights and pay with men.
World champion boxer Chantelle Cameron has become a passionate advocate for elite female boxers fighting three-minute rounds. In October 2025, Cameron gave up her WBC world title in protest against the sanctioning body's stance that women were not strong enough to box more than two-minute rounds.
Cameron believes that for women's professional boxing to be taken seriously and to achieve equal rights and pay, female fighters should be doing the same as men. She stated, "If we want equal rights, equal pay, we can’t be doing 10 two-minute rounds."
Less than two weeks before her world title unification bout against Mikaela Mayer, Cameron will defend her WBO world super-welterweight title. This upcoming fight will use two-minute rounds, a format Cameron has had to accept because Mayer is the WBC champion and the fight is significant for her.
Why this matters: The debate over round length in women's professional boxing highlights ongoing discussions about equality and recognition within the sport.