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The super-lightweight champion chose to relinquish her prestigious boxing title on Friday as a symbolic gesture against current regulations in the sport for women, insisting on the option to fight in three-minute rounds like male counterparts.

Stand against disparity

The boxer’s move to give up her title comes from her clear disagreement with the boxing governing body’s requirement that women boxers participate in shorter rounds, which the veteran boxer views as unequal treatment.

“The sport for women has come a long way, but there’s still work to be done,” Cameron stated. “I firmly believe in equal treatment and that includes the option to have identical rules, identical prospects, and equal respect.”

History of the championship

The British boxer was upgraded to world championship status when former champion Taylor was named “inactive champion” as she stepped away from the sport. The WBC was set to have a purse bid on that day for a match between Cameron and other UK fighter Sandy Ryan.

Prior instance

In late 2023, fellow boxer Serrano also relinquished her belt after the organization declined to permit her to compete in bouts under the equivalent rules as male boxing, with longer duration fights.

WBC’s position

The organization’s leader, Sulaimán, had mentioned previously that they would not authorize 12 three-minute rounds in women’s boxing. “In tennis female players compete three sets, in basketball the basket is shorter and the ball smaller and those are less physical sports. We stand by the welfare of the athletes,” he stated on social media.

Existing norm

Typically women’s championship matches have ten rounds of two minutes each each, and the British boxer was part of over twenty fighters – like Serrano – who launched a campaign in 2023 to have the option to fight under the identical regulations as men fighters.

Professional record

The boxer, who holds a 21-1 professional boxing record, made clear that her demonstration extends beyond personal preference, presenting it as a struggle for future generations of female boxers. “It’s an honor of my success in attaining a title holder, but it’s right to protest for justice and for the sport’s development,” she concluded.

Coming actions

The fighter is not leaving from the sport altogether, however, with her representatives MVP stating she intends to seek alternative belt prospects and prestigious matches while maintaining her insistence on participating in longer duration fights.