Chantelle Cameron and Mikaela Mayer might not have agreed on how they thought the fight went, but they both declared they want a rematch.
After Saturday's intense and absorbing encounter which Cameron won unanimously on points, the rematch will be even bigger and attract wider interest.
It could become the best rivalry and sequence of fights in women's boxing since Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano fought three times, and set records for women's boxing in terms of viewers and purses.
Both Cameron (23-1, 8 Kos), 35, and Mayer (22-3, 5 Kos), 36, were agreeable to a rematch in the aftermath of Cameron's unanimous points win to unify the WBC and WBO world junior middleweight titles.
But what still needs to be agreed is crucially where the fight will be, and how long the rounds will be. Cameron's 97-93, 97-93 and 96-94 triumph in front of her home fans at the bp pulse LIVE in Birmingham, England, was over ten, two-minute rounds, but Cameron wants the rematch over three-minute rounds.She may have to give up the WBC belt if she wants that though.
"I want to do this again. It's up to Mikaela, but I want to do three-minute rounds," Cameron said.
"I'll speak to my team and see if Mikaela wants it, but didn't you say you were going to beat me so bad that I wasn't going to want a rematch?"
This was a third professional defeat for Mayer, which have all been on English soil, and the American unsurprisingly is demanding the rematch is across the Atlantic.
"A rematch is in our contract and I'm going to honour that," Mayer said. "It was a good fight. If the fans liked it and want it again we'll give it to them. You can have your rematch, but it won't be here. It won't be in the UK. If you want to come to the U.S. you can."
Both contributed to one of the best fights in women's boxing this year, between two of the best boxers in women's boxing.
Mayer claimed she "outboxed" Cameron, but the English fighter actually matched her jab and punches landed. But it was Cameron's cleaner, harder punches which caught the judges' eye.
Former undisputed junior welterweight champion Cameron did not let Mayer box on the outside and landed cleaner power punches throughout. Cameron talked about the rematch being over three-minute rounds and if she gets her wish, it would suit her heavier punches. The co-main event was not so close, as Caroline Dubois cruised to a points win to set up a title unification fight next.
Dubois cruises and sets up unification showdown
After Caroline Dubois cruised to comfortable undisputed points win (99-90, 99-90 and 98-91) over American Amelia Moore in defence of her WBC and WBO world lightweight titles, the Englishwoman will progress to a world title unification fight next.
Dubois (14-0-1, 5 KOs), 25, from London, will face the winner of the Nov. 8 title fight between Alycia Baumgardner (18-1, 7 KOS), 32, vs. IBF champion Elif Nur Turhan (14-0, 8 KOs) on Nov. 8.
Both are signed with the same promoter as Dubois, Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions.
Unified junior lightweight champion Baumgardner, from Dallas, clashed with Dubois after her routine win over Moore, but Baumgardner has to beat Turhan to get the fight first, and that's not a foregone conclusion.
Turhan, from Türkiye, has proven to be a devastating puncher in recent fights (four stoppages in her last six fights) and she may upset those who are hoping to see Dubois and Baumgardner settle their trash talk.
