Katie Taylor was comforted by her mum and pal Conor McGregor after losing her first career bout in Dublin last night.
The Bray fighter suffered a shock defeat at the hands of her English opponent but did seem to leave relatively unscathed. The 2012 Olympic gold medal winner was greeted by an electric crowd in Dublin's 3Arena as she entered the ring with a strong 9,000 crowd in attendance in a night to remember in Dublin.
The fight went the full 10 rounds with two of the three judges scoring the bout in favour of Cameron with a scorecards of 96-94 while the other two judges had called a draw. After the bout, Katie was comforted by her beloved mum Bridget and UFC fighter Conor McGregor, who has supported the Bray boxer in her homecoming fight journey.
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Speaking on DAZN shortly after the fight, Katie graciously congratulated her opponent Chantelle Cameron on her win. She said: "I'm not sure [if it was a close fight] I'd have to look back it at.
"It's not how I wanted my homecoming to go but I'm just so thankful for the support. Congratulations to Chantelle and thank you for this opportunity. I'm looking forward to the rematch.
"I wasn't surprised how fast she was. I expected everything that came my way but I just came up short tonight. I look forward to next time facing her.
"I knew it was a close fight, every round was close but this is boxing."
Meanwhile, Conor McGregor also showed his support for Katie by saying that "sport won tonight" and that it was a great fight. He told BBC Radio 5 Live: "Sport won tonight, it was a great one.
"A very close fight. Katie went up a weight at the drop of a hat to make this event happen. She didn't have time to build up to the weight. She took a chance."
"We had it a draw there. The nerves at the start of the fight set her back. She wasn't Katie at the start. She was Katie from midway on when she started to come on into her own. Close fight but I'd call it a draw."
Katie Taylor and Chantelle Cameron are likely to meet in a rematch which could take place in Croke Park later this year.
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