Ellie Scotney is on the sting of greatness, says boxing legend Barry McGuigan.
Scotney takes on Mexico’s Mayelli Flores for all 4 main super-bantamweight world titles at London’s Olympia on Sunday April 5, stay on Sky Sports activities.
Victory would see Catford’s Scotney turn out to be Britain’s youngest undisputed world champion within the four-belt period.
Already the unified WBC, WBO and IBF titlist, Scotney wants Flores’ WBA belt to finish her assortment.
Barry McGuigan is aware of first-hand how succesful Scotney is – she’s educated by his son Shane.
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Ellie Scotney is promising an ‘all-action’ efficiency in opposition to Mayelli Flores and has large objectives for 2026.
“People forget what Ellie Scotney has achieved. She’s won three titles,” McGuigan advised Sky Sports activities Information. “She’s actually achieved an important deal and he or she’s solely within the embryonic levels of her skilled profession.
“She’s a fighter, she’s obtained unbelievable toughness. She will be able to take a shot. She will be able to dish it out. She’s obtained continuous aggression and a good looking boxing mind as effectively.
“People are overlooking how good she is and what she’s achieved and that shouldn’t be the case. She’s really something special and I have a great deal of respect for her.”
McGuigan is anticipating the WBA champion to push her. “Flores is strong and tough. Comes forward,” he stated. “Walk you down, have a fight.
“It will not be a straightforward struggle.” But he added: “I believe she’ll beat Flores.”
Scotney has hoovered up titles in her professional profession, profitable the European championship earlier than stepping as much as world stage. She’s all the time crushed reigning champions, by no means selecting up a vacant belt, and doing all of it in simply 11 fights.
She has although received on factors each single time, a stoppage or knockout to date proving elusive.
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Caroline Dubois and Terri Harper shared an intense face-off and traded a number of extra phrases after the launch press convention for his or her struggle on April 5.
“She throws meticulous combinations,” McGuigan stated. “It’s very hard to articulate what punching power is. It’s about sitting down on your shots, hitting right through the target.
“She’s obtained wonderful braveness, it is simply the best way she fights. She does not attempt to knock folks out, she simply beats them up with combos and he or she does that. Look what she’s performed to date. She’s an excellent expertise.
“What she’s done is really phenomenal.”
April 5 will likely be a busy night time for the McGuigan steady with Caroline Dubois, the WBC light-weight champion, additionally in motion within the co-main occasion in her personal world title unification.
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Caroline Dubois and Terri Harper get into heated verbal trade on the finish of Gloves Are Off forward of their bout on Sunday April 5 stay on Sky Sports activities.
Dubois containers the vastly extra skilled Terri Harper, who holds the WBO title at light-weight after prior championship reigns at each super-feather and super-welterweight.
“No matter what they say to each other in those interviews, I know that Caroline will have the utmost respect for Terri Harper because Terri Harper has earned her coins, she’s earned her reputation,” McGuigan stated.
“She’s a very good fighter. She’s a good all rounder. She can box, she can fight, she’s a nice kid and I have a lot of respect for her.
“It should be a tough night time’s work and he or she is aware of that and he or she’s been preparing and he or she’s in nice form. I believe Caroline will win, she’s obtained the facility. However this may not be a straightforward struggle. It is a powerful child. Terri Harper will likely be a tricky night time’s work.”
Watch Dubois-Harper and Scotney-Flores stay on Sky Sports activities on Sunday April 5.
