Liam Cameron opens up in recent interview.
Liam Cameron’s story is one of the most compelling in British boxing today, and the events of the Sheffield light-heavyweight’s last 15 months have made sure that plenty more people know about it.
A 2018 win over Nicky Jenman was changed to a no-contest after Cameron tested positive for a metabolite of cocaine. UK Anti-Doping then imposed a four-year ban, which Cameron served the entirety of.
The former Commonwealth middleweight champion, Cameron returned as a cruiserweight when his ban was lifted in 2023. But following his first win back, Cameron moved down to light-heavyweight and scored two first-round stoppage victories.
This then led to a clash with Lyndon Arthur on Channel 5. Arthur was coming off a loss in a title challenge to the great Dmitry Bivol, and Cameron was fighting his first serious opponent since before his ban.
In a furious battle, Arthur ultimately won a split decision that a few thought could have gone to Cameron. It was Cameron’s next fight, however, that got people talking about him.
Cameron fought Ben Whittaker on the undercard of the first undisputed championship clash between Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev.
Whittaker was flashy, cocky, and people wanted to see him humbled. Few thought Cameron would be the man to do it, though.
But on the night, he very nearly was.
After a period of good work from Whittaker, it suddenly seemed that he could not shift Cameron at all, and his shots were not having much of an effect on him. Furthermore, Cameron was catching Whittaker more and more often.
It quickly became apparent that Cameron was getting the better of the exchanges, and he was in the ascendancy when in the 6th round, he and Whittaker both walked back into the ropes and toppled out of the ring.
Cameron was fine, but Whittaker claimed an injured ankle, and he was taken out of the arena in a wheelchair.
And after Cameron waited patiently to hear the judges’ verdict, he was rewarded with a draw.
This fight greatly boosted Cameron’s popularity, while Whittaker’s stock tanked. Now it was Cameron that people were interested in. His take on the fight is what people wanted, not Whittaker’s.
Well, Whittaker and Cameron eventually rematched in early 2025, and Whittaker won by a controversial second-round stoppage.
Since then, Cameron has earned a contentious decision over Troy Jones in a tough tussle in November. But in a recent interview with Boxing King Media, Cameron spoke of the abuse he’s received from people regarding his ethnic background.
“I’ve got ten different personalities. They either say I’m Muslim, Christian, Dagestani, Amish, Jewish–what else have I had?–Pakistani, Arab. Oh, listen; off top of me head, I cannot say what I’ve said, but I get racial abuse online”, said Cameron.
Apart from his hardships in the ring, Cameron has also suffered from personal tragedy. And much like his fellow Yorkshireman Dave Allen and Maxi Hughes, he’s become something of a favourite amongst the fans despite his several losses.
And if you were to look at where Liam Cameron was just a few years ago, his current popularity would seem like a very, very long way away.
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