Baumgardner calls out three undisputed champions

5 months ago 2 min read

Alycia Baumgardner referred to as out three different undisputed champions in Katie Taylor, Amanda Serrano and Chantelle Cameron after retaining her super-featherweight titles on Saturday evening.

The American, 29, beat Greece’s Christina Linardatou, 35, on factors by unanimous determination in Detroit.

She avenged her solely defeat, towards Linardatou by way of break up determination in 2018.

“Katie Taylor I would like you; Chantelle Cameron, Amanda Serrano,” Baumgardner stated when requested what was subsequent.

Baumgardner took her report to fifteen wins from 16 fights after scoring closely within the opening rounds earlier than hanging on for victory towards Linardatou.

She then hinted in her post-fight interview she could be keen to step up a weight division – from super-featherweight at 9st 4lb (59kg) to light-weight at 9st 9lb (61.4kg) – to tackle Eire’s Taylor.

The Ohio-born boxer holds all of the titles – WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring – at super-featherweight, whereas Taylor, 37, holds all of the belts at light-weight.

Taylor, nonetheless, is about for an autumn rematch with England’s Cameron, 32, in Dublin after shedding their light-welterweight contest in Could.

Baumgardner additionally talked about Cameron, who holds all of the belts at gentle welterweight (10st/63.6kg), and Puerto Rican Serrano, 34, the undisputed champion at featherweight (9st/57.3kg), as attainable subsequent opponents.

However she additionally stated she had unfinished enterprise in her pure weight division.

“I’ll proceed to defend my titles at 130 [9st 4lbs/59kg] as a result of I can do this,” added Baumgardner.

“I’m nice, I’m getting higher. I can at all times work on one thing – I’m not excellent. One factor about me, I’m a scholar of the sport. I’ll continue to learn and carry on making use of.”

Elsewhere, Sunderland’s Josh Kelly, 29, maintained his unbeaten run at light-middleweight with the fifteenth win of his profession, towards Argentina’s Gabriel Alberto Corzo, 28, in Newcastle.

The British champion, who moved up from welterweight following his solely defeat towards David Avanesyan in 2021, picked up the WBO Worldwide belt after claiming victory on factors by a unanimous determination.