Catford’s Ellie Scotney is ready for a history-making tilt on the undisputed world championship when she fights Mayelli Flores on November 14.
Scotney and Mexico’s Flores struggle for all 4 of the main super-bantamweight titles on the identical invoice as Jake Paul’s exhibition with Gervonta Davis.
It’ll make Scotney the youngest British boxer ever to struggle for the undisputed world championship.
“Belt by belt, I’ve earned this the hard way,” Scotney mentioned. “Undisputed has always been the goal, and now thanks to MVP [her promoter] we’re on the final and most important step. On Friday November 14 I’ll make history as Britain’s next undisputed world champion.”
However Flores warned: “I might be prepared for a conflict. Ellie Scotney is a good and hard fighter, however I’m up for the problem.
“I know the importance of this fight – a win over Scotney will put me in the history books as Mexico’s first undisputed female fighter, and I am ready to make history.”
England’s Ellie Scotney will change into the youngest British fighter to field for an undisputed world title. (AP Picture/Frank Franklin II)
Scotney first grew to become a world titlist in simply her seventh professional struggle when she dethroned former 122lb champion Cherneka Johnson by unanimous resolution to change into the brand new IBF belt-holder.
She efficiently defended that title towards Laura Griffa in September 2023 earlier than unifying the division and including the WBO belt to her assortment in a unanimous resolution win over then-undefeated 18-0 champion Segolene Lefebvre.
The 27-year-old most lately confronted the longest-standing division champion, former WBC titlist Yamileth Mercado on the undercard the Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano trilogy struggle, profitable unanimously so as to add the WBC belt to her unified assortment.
Flores holds the WBA super-bantamweight world title after outscoring Nazarena Romero by cut up resolution in Could.
Alycia Baumgardner has vacated her WBC world title so she will field Leila Beaudoin over 12 three-minute rounds, somewhat than the ten twos that’s normal in girls’s title struggle.
Baumgardner’s IBF, WBO and WBA super-featherweight titles might be on the road.
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“Fighting 12 x 3:00 represents equality. Equality in boxing means giving champions a platform to show their greatness. I am here to show the world that I am built for any – and everything,” Baumgardner mentioned.
“I have and will always believe that my responsibility as a champion is to push the sport forward. Women in boxing deserve equal opportunities, respect, and rules as men.
“Like Amanda Serrano and plenty of different nice champions earlier than me, I imagine girls ought to have the selection to compete underneath the identical guidelines as males, 12 rounds, three minutes per spherical. I’ve chosen to maneuver ahead in my profession underneath these phrases.
“My next championship fight will take place under those rules, and since the WBC does not currently allow women to fight under those terms, I’ve made the difficult decision to vacate my WBC title.
“I respect the WBC and need to thank the WBC for all of the help they’ve given me all through my profession. Changing into their champion was a profession defining honour, and I stay up for and plan to someday struggle for a WBC belt once more.
“For now, I am focused on continuing to break barriers for women’s boxing and showing the world that we are every bit as capable as the men when we step through those ropes.”
Additionally on the invoice, Gary Antuanne Russell will struggle Japan’s unbeaten Andy Hiraoka for the WBA super-lightweight title.
