Chantelle Cameron Defeats Melissa Hernandez By Premature Stoppage

Chantelle Cameron retains WBC Tremendous Light-weight title in combat in opposition to Melissa Hernandez

In her newest in-ring effort, WBC World Tremendous Light-weight champion Chantelle “Il Capo” Cameron (14-0, 8 KO’s) made the primary profitable protection of her title. She achieved this through sixth-round stoppage over Melissa “The Hurricane Shark” Hernandez (23-8-3, 7 KO’s). Cameron initially won the vacant belt by smacking Adriana dos Santos Araujo around for ten rounds on October 4, 2020.

For these conversant in Cameron, it’s well-known that she had been gunning for a fight with undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor. The 2 have a rivalry that extends again to the amateurs. The 2 would conflict a variety of occasions earlier than going professional, though Taylor got here out on prime in every event. Naturally, Cameron was itching for payback. Regardless of profitable a title eliminator and changing into Taylor’s necessary, the bout remained frustratingly elusive. Bored with chasing, and eager to turn out to be a world champion, Il Capo moved up and received the WBC title.

It’s unknown the place Hernandez will go from right here. Not solely was this her eighth skilled loss, she has been wildly inactive. Previous to her combat with Cameron, The Shark had not fought in two years when she locked horns with Selina Barrios. Earlier than the Barrios dustup, Hernandez was idle for 3 straight years following a unanimous determination loss to Layla McCarter. With this newest defeat, choices for the Puerto Rican slugger seem quite slim.

SOUR CONCLUSION

Proper from the beginning, Cameron hammered Hernandez with nearly each punch within the guide. Inside the first minute of the opening spherical, Hernandez was retreating, getting beat up and had a bloody nostril. There was little or no that modified concerning the combat over the course of the following few rounds for The Hurricane Shark. Through the third spherical, Hernandez was battered to the ropes and plastered with quite a lot of laborious pictures. She solely obtained off the ropes when Cameron willingly backed up and took the combat again to the middle of the ring.

In a repeat of the third, The Hurricane Shark discovered herself trapped on the ropes as soon as once more within the fourth. Solely this time, a flurry of punches overwhelmed her and despatched her to the canvas. Hernandez simply beat the depend and continued with none main problem. Sadly, the combat was bizarrely and abruptly stopped by referee Celestino Ruiz within the sixth. There was little doubt that Cameron was firmly in management and forward on the playing cards, however this was a very poor stoppage. Hernandez was not damage when Ruiz stopped it and seemed appropriately mystified when he jumped in. The group available forcefully booed the horrible conclusion.

By: Bakari Simpson

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