It was an interesting development to his recent fight with Gadsden boxer Shaquille Cameron.
Cameron (7-2, 5 KOs) faced Tremaine Jones on Saturday as part of Rumble by the River VIII. Cameron sustained a severe blow, including a cut above his left eye, but continued to fight. With three seconds left, referee Tony Weeks called the match in favor of Jones.
What's impressive is that Cameron's gym location was closed before the match and he had to find a new place to train.
Trainer Phillip Jones told the Gadsden Times that his gym's lease had expired and the city, which owns the building, had decided to use the space for another business. Cameron's training has been all over the state in recent months, which the team considers a bonus because he gets to train with a variety of fighters.
“We have to go to Anniston, Birmingham, Albertville, all these different places,” Jones said. “They are very happy for us to come and work because the kids have jobs too.”
The unconventional route of training at different gyms or random locations is the latest step for Cameron, who started boxing in 2015 before turning professional in 2019. When he left Job Corps and the U.S. Army and returned to Gadsden, he participated in one of the following: His friends who were traveling to the gym without knowing it was a boxing gym. I froze. At some point Cameron moved to California, but returned and reunited with Jones, and they have been fighting ever since.
“I got out of Job Corps and came home and he said, 'What are you doing?' He was like, 'Come to the gym with me.' “I thought it was cool because at the time I was doing powerlifting. When I got there it was a boxing gym and he seemed to know me well because I love to fight. '' Cameron said.
Although the schedule for his 10th professional fight has not yet been determined, it is time for Cameron to start looking forward. Jones also hopes to secure a new location soon. Both Cameron and Jones have unified plans for what's next in his career, especially after the loss Cameron felt. I could have done more with my preparation.
“I'm going to fight, so I want to be consistent, even if I have to take these fights as practice,” Cameron said. “… Things like being more consistent in the gym, training more than you would at home, working with a coach, working with a coach who does pad work.”
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Maxwell Donaldson covers high school sports and Jacksonville State athletics for the Gadsden Times. Find him on Twitter/X @_Max_Donaldson and contact himMDonaldson@gannett.com.
