Mikaela Mayer vs Chantelle Cameron final words before fight night: "Let's go grab female fight of the year"

Mikaela Mayer vs Chantelle Cameron final press conference quotes

On August 27, at bp pulse LIVE in Birmingham, MVP hosted the back-to-back MVPW-07 launch press conference and MVPW-06 UK vs USA final press conference, bringing together stars from two upcoming championship cards as MVP continues a historic stretch of boxing events showcasing the sport’s most elite fighters across the UK and US.

Taking the stage ahead of Saturday night’s MVPW-06 UK vs. USA were MVP’s American unified WBA and WBC champion and ESPN’s #7 pound-for-pound fighter Mikaela Mayer (22-2, 5 KOs) and MVP and the UK’s WBO champion and ESPN’s #5 pound-for-pound fighter Chantelle Cameron (22-1, 8 KOs), who will meet in a 10-round title unification main event at 154lbs. Also participating were MVP and London’s unified WBC and WBO lightweight world champion Caroline Dubois (13-0-1, 5 KOs) and the USA’s WBO #5 contender, two-time national champion and reigning NABF lightweight champion Amelia Moore (4-0, 1 KO), who will meet in the 10-round co-main event at 135lbs, along with MVP’s Reina Tellez (13-1-1, 5 KOs), Jessica Barry (10-1, 2 KOs), MVP’s Terri Harper (16-3-2, 6 KOs), MVP’s Miranda Reyes (9-3-1, 3 KOs), MVP’s Tysie Gallagher (10-2), and Brandi Robinson (5-0, 1 KO).

See below for quotes from yesterday’s MVPW-06 UK vs. USA.

MVPW-06 UK vs USA

MIKAELA MAYER

On wanting big fights: I'm in that stage of my career where these are the only type of fights that I really want. I think [Chantelle] Cameron feels the same way. 

On her and Cameron’s boxing careers: We've had a lot of ups and a few downs, but it's great that we both always wanted to continue to fight the best.

On Cameron’s fighting style: I can just do more. I think that you can look at Chantelle Cameron and her style, and it's very straightforward. You know what she's going to do.

On her plan for Saturday night: When I go in there this weekend, I’m going to start quick, start fast, start from round one, not let anything get away from me, and not leave it in the hands of the judges because you can't always trust the judges.

On her goals for Saturday night’s bout: I'm just ready to go in there and box her up, prove everyone who thinks she's going to win wrong, and make my team proud. 

CHANTELLE CAMERON

On preparing to face Mayer: I’m doing everything that's been asked of me, and I think I'm in the prime actually. I think obviously I've had a few ups and downs, but I'm in a good place.

On blocking out outside noise: As long as I know that I'm winning my fights and I'm doing what I want to do and what I'm set out to do, everything else is just noise.

On wanting to fight Mayer: I think Mikaela [Mayer] is very good and that's why I've always wanted this fight. I think she's brilliant and I'm actually a fan of hers. Even though I'm coming up against her, I'd watch Mikaela [Mayer] and enjoy her fights. That's why I want to fight her, because I want to fight the best.

On having compatible fighting styles with Mayer: I think our styles just gel for a really good fight.

On her final message to Mayer: Let's go grab female fight of the year.

CAROLINE DUBOIS

On facing Moore: I'm 100% confident. I've come so far. I've changed my team. I've moved to LA. I've dedicated myself as always. I'm excited.

On seeing Moore as a step on her path to becoming undisputed: At the end of the day, it's always an opportunity for me to just show out, show the world why I'm the best in the 135 division. It's just another step on the road for me. I think it's another opportunity to come out, show up, and show out.

On working to become undisputed: My mind, my heart, and my soul are set on becoming undisputed. Nobody is going to stop me from achieving that.

On training to face Moore: In terms of me overlooking anyone, I don't see that as even a possibility because I see respect as training as hard as I absolutely can. I respected Amelia Moore in this camp because I've trained like an absolute animal.

On if she’s looking past Moore: There's no way I've looked past her [Amelia Moore]. I've trained unbelievably hard.

AMELIA MOORE

On preparing to face Dubois: Every day is another stepping stone towards building more of myself and digging deeper into the camp. So, I've had a brilliant camp. I feel amazing. 

On her weight cut: The weight cut has been easy. My endurance is insane. My volume's up. I'm ready to go.

On being an underdog: I was really dedicated with my amateur career. I loved the pathway that I was going. Things changed, turned pro. I’ve been hard-stepping ever since. 

On being overlooked: There have been articles that have already been released looking towards Elif [Nur Turhan] who's here and Alycia [Baumgardner] and all these potential fights beyond me. But you can't move past what you already have in front of you. I'm not going to allow it to be so. 

On her skills: I have such a skill level when it comes to being creative, adapting, and really seeing the things in real time and being able to adjust as you move forward. I'm unpredictable, and I think that's been a really beautiful part of who I am: I have a ton of tools in my toolbox, and you never know which one I’ll pull out.

REINA TELLEZ

On facing Barry: I just take this as another fight and to showcase my skills and show that I'm a better fighter than I was in my last fight.

On the pressure of Saturday’s bout: I feel like I never fold under pressure. 

On fighting in the UK: I'm not afraid to really go inside somebody's backyard as I've shown before. 

On Barry not paying attention to her fighting style: I can adapt to whatever she brings to the table or whatever she tries to do. So, if she lacks that experience with knowing who she's coming in the ring with, then I feel like that's on her and her team.

JESSICA BARRY

On her previous boxing career setbacks: I think actually the setbacks have given me the time to mature as a boxer and actually learn a lot more and be ready for this time that I'm sat here now. So yeah, I'm really excited about it now.

On not focusing on Tellez as she prepares: I really don't care because every time that I would be focusing on my opponent, I'm not focusing on being a better boxer myself. I'm fully focused on just developing myself as a boxer and my skills. 

On the pressure being on Tellez: I feel like the pressure is all on Reina [Tellez] for this fight. She's the MVP-signed boxer. She's been invested in and has been bought over here.

On her plan for Saturday night: I'm just here to have fun and take that opportunity away from her.

TERRI HARPER

On Saturday night’s pressure: I've seen she's [Miranda Reyes] game. It's a pressure fight for me. It's a must-win fight. I can't be losing two fights on the bounce because where does my career go from there?

On facing Reyes: I know Miranda was saying yesterday that I've probably overlooked her, but that's not the case at all. I've taken this fight very seriously like I would any other fight, and I know that I need to be the best version of me on Saturday night to get a good, dominant performance.

On Reyes saying she is on her way out: I think if I had a pound for every time someone said they're going to retire me, I could have probably retired off that money by now. So, you know, you're not getting rid of me that easy.

On fighting at 140 lbs: Obviously, coming off the last fight, I learned from that fight, and I'll take it into the next fight. MVP came forward with a plan at 140, and I thought it was brilliant, and I'm grateful for the opportunity they've given me.

On her athleticism: I think as an athlete and as a competitive person, I always want to do better, be better, and keep improving.

MIRANDA REYES

On facing Harper: It's an honor to step in the ring with Terri Harper. Respectfully, she has accomplished a lot in the sport, but she's on her way out. I'm going to lead her to that way, and on August 29th, you're going to see a great fight.

On her plan for Saturday’s bout: Right now my mindset is right. I have a great team behind me, and we put in hard work. We all want the knockout, but if it has to go to deep waters, we'll take it there.

On fighting in the UK: It's just an honor to be back here in the UK. I love it here.

On representing Texas: I'm proud to represent my country, my city, my state. I'm just here to make a statement without causing chaos.

TYSIE GALLAGHER

On her plan for Saturday night: This is the biggest stage, but after the year or so I've had, I've just let go of every pressure in every aspect of my life. I never put pressure on myself, and I'm just going to go out there and enjoy it. When I do that, I perform the best.

On wanting to become the best of the super bantamweight division: Now it's the start of showing everyone, the world, and myself exactly what I can go and do. I believe I'm going to the top of the super bantamweight division. I'm going to take over.

BRANDI ROBINSON

On preparing to face Gallagher: I'm always in the gym, and I was prepared for the opportunity. 

On wanting to be a world champion: The ultimate goal for me is to be back at the world championship level with this sport, and I know it takes a lot of patience and timing. So, I'm in it. I'm in it to win it.

On Gallagher: I know she has 12 fights. I really think, honestly, the pressure is on her. I'm in her hometown. This is her country. Her people, her supporters, all her fans are here. So, the pressure is really on her to do whatever she's going to do. I'm going to bring the best version of myself in the ring, and that's it. I’m going to put on for my city and put on for my gym.