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Briton Chantelle Cameron delivered the first defeat of Katie Taylor's career to retain her undisputed light-welterweight crown in Dublin.
Taylor's homecoming was six years in the making, but the undisputed lightweight champion could not deliver the dream result for her supporters.
Cameron's class shone through in a relentlessly paced contest, with one judge scoring it a 95-95 draw.
The other two scorecards read 96-94 to Cameron, who extends her undefeated record to 23 wins with a majority decision win.
Taylor, 36, suffered her first loss since crashing out of the 2016 Rio Olympics and was visibly gutted when Cameron was announced the winner.
But the Bray native was humble in defeat with Cameron a worthy winner after producing a career-best performance in the most hostile of environments.
Despite a clear-cut result, Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed the rematch would happen in the autumn in Dublin.
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