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Ellie Scotney (born 16 March 1998) is an English professional boxer. As an amateur, she won the 2017 ABA Championships and competed at the 2018 World Championships. Having turned professional in 2020, Scotney is the current IBF, WBO and Ring Magazine super-bantamweight World champion.
Professional career
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. After the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 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.
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.
= World titles
=On June 10, 2023, in London, England, Scotney defeated Cherneka Johnson by unanimous decision to become a new IBF super bantamweight champion.
On September 30, 2023, in London, England, Scotney successfully defended IBF super bantamweight championship by unanimous decision against Laura Soledad Griffa.
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.
She was scheduled to defend her titles against Mea Motu at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester on 26 October 2024, but withdrew from the fight due to injury.
Professional boxing record
See also
List of female boxers
References
External links
Boxing record for Ellie Scotney from BoxRec (registration required)
Ellie Scotney - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live