Mark Chamberlain and Pierce O’Leary were supposed to collide in March, only for their super-lightweight clash to be cancelled and eventually rescheduled for August 1. Having taken the time to speak with Boxing News, though, Chamberlain can now confirm the extent of his illness earlier this year. “I went on holiday three or four days [after the Rafferty fight] and felt fine. You train hard, and spar hard, so that your body’s prepared for [a hard fight]. “It feels the same [as the Rafferty fight].