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Ellie Scotney
English boxer (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ellie Scotney (born 16 March 1998) is an English professional boxer and the unified super-bantamweight champion, having held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-bantamweight title since June 2023, the World Boxing Organization (WBO) and Ring magazine super-bantamweight titles since April 2024, and the World Boxing Council (WBC) super-bantamweight title since July 2025.[1] As an amateur, she won the 2017 ABA Championships and competed at the 2018 World Championships.[2][3]
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In February 2020, it was announced that Scotney had signed a long-term promotional contract with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Sport. Her debut was scheduled for 28 March at The O2 Arena, London, and was to be televised live on Sky Sports in the UK and streamed on DAZN in the US, as part of the undercard for Josh Kelly vs. David Avanesyan.[4] After the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[5] Scotney made her debut on 17 October against Bec Connolly. Scotney scored a knockdown in the third round en route to a six-round points decision (PTS) victory, with referee Michael Alexander scoring the bout 60–53.[6]
Her second fight was on the undercard of Lawrence Okolie vs. Krzysztof Głowacki at The SSE Arena in London. She defeated Mailys Gangloff PTS over six rounds, with referee Marcus McDonnell scoring the bout 59–55.[7]
World titles
On June 10, 2023, in London, England, Scotney defeated Cherneka Johnson by unanimous decision to become a new IBF super bantamweight champion.[8]
On September 30, 2023, in London, England, Scotney successfully defended IBF super bantamweight championship by unanimous decision against Laura Soledad Griffa.[9]
On April 13, 2024, in Manchester, England, Scotney secured a unanimous decision win against Ségolène Lefebvre to become unified super-bantamweight champion by retaining her IBF title and adding her French opponent's WBO championship and the vacant Ring Magazine belt to her collection.[10]
She was scheduled to defend her titles against Mea Motu at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester on 26 October 2024,[11] but withdrew from the fight due to injury.[12] The fight was rearranged for 26 January 2025 at Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, with Scotney retaining her titles by unanimous decision.[13][14][15]
Signing with Most Valuable Promotions
On 9 April 2025, it was announced that Scotney had signed with Most Valuable Promotions and would be fighting on the undercard of the Amanda Serrano Vs. Katie Taylor trilogy bout.[16][17][18]
IBF, WBC and WBO super bantamweight championship unification
Holding the unified IBF and WBO super bantamweight titles, Scotney faced WBC 122-pound champion Yamileth Mercado in a championship unification at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York on 11 July 2025. She won by unanimous decision.[19][20][21][22]
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