CHANTELLE CAMERON will not gloat about beating best pal Savannah Marshall to their first world title – as long as she stops telling lies about her bedroom decor.
Northampton ace Cameron fights for the WBC super-lightweight crown on Sunday night – two weeks before her training-camp flatmate bids for the WBO middleweight title.
Their long-term friendship is watertight but Marshall’s hilarious claim that Cameron bows to a poster of hero and potential rival Katie Taylor every morning caused waves of laughter.
And 29-year-old Cameron could get revenge by pipping Marshall to the first major pro title they have dreamed about.
The 12-0 ace told SunSport: “Me and Sav are not in competition at all, I am just looking forward to her being crowned world champion as well.
“We were born four days apart and were on Team GB for eight years together travelling the world and competing, enjoying highs and suffering lows.
“It won’t matter who gets their world title first, we’re at different weights but just share the same dream.
“When we are both in training camp we share a flat in Manchester, I live at home in Northampton outside of fight camps.
“But her story about me bowing at a poster of Katie Taylor on my bedroom room is a lie – a total lie – she made me sound like a little freak!”
Marshall and Cameron have quietly climbed the boxing ladder without flashing anything more than lightning fists.
It’s a sad fact that revealing more of their personalities and bodies might have got them more attention in the male-dominated sport.
But both girls are proud to have earned their moments to shine the right way.
“We don’t want to be the centre of attention,” Cameron said ahead of Sunday’s clash with Adriana Araujo in Milton Keynes. “We just want to box and win and let our fighting do the talking.
“That shared personality is probably why we are such good friends as well. We don’t like to show off, we’re not mouthy and we just like to fight.
“Katie Taylor is quiet as anything – hardly ever posts anything – and she is the boxing queen. It shows you don’t need to do it.
“If you are talented enough then your boxing will do the talking for you.”
