Ellie Scotney

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Ellie Scotney
Born (1998-03-16) 16 March 1998 (age 26)
Lewisham, London, England
Statistics
Weight(s) Super bantamweight
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights10
Wins10
Wins by KO0

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. [1] [2] Having turned professional in 2020, Scotney is the current IBF, WBO and Ring Magazine super-bantamweight World champion. [3]

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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. [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]

Professional boxing record

10 fights10 wins0 losses
By knockout00
By decision100
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
10Win10–0 Mea Motu UD1026 Jan 2025 Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, EnglandRetained IBF, WBO & The Ring female super-bantamweight titles
9Win9–0 Ségolène Lefebvre UD1013 Apr 2024 Manchester Arena, Manchester, EnglandRetained IBF female super-bantamweight title
Won WBO & vacant The Ring female super-bantamweight titles
8Win8–0Laura Soledad GriffaUD1030 Sep 2023Wembley Arena, London, EnglandRetained IBF female super-bantamweight title
7Win7–0 Cherneka Johnson UD1010 Jun 2023Wembley Arena, London, EnglandWon IBF female super-bantamweight title
6Win6–0 Mary Romero UD1029 Oct 2022Wembley Arena, London, EnglandWon European female super-bantamweight title
5Win5–0 María Cecilia Román UD1021 May 2022The O2 Arena, London, EnglandRetained WBA Inter-Continental Inter-Continental super-bantamweight title
4Win4–0 Jorgelina Guanini UD1012 Feb 2022 Alexandra Palace, Muswell Hill, EnglandWon vacant WBA Inter-Continental super-bantamweight title
3Win3–0Eva CantosPTS8 30 Oct 2021 The O2 Arena, London, England
2Win2–0Mailys GangloffPTS620 Mar 2021 The SSE Arena, London, England
1Win1–0Bec ConnollyPTS617 Oct 2020East of England Arena, Peterborough, England

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References

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  2. ↑ "AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships New Delhi 2018 (Results – 57kg)". AIBA . Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Ellie Scotney Unifies, Wins Ring Title; Rhiannon Dixon Captures Vacant Crown". Boxing Scene. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  4. ↑ Foster, Elliot (15 February 2020). "Ellie Scotney Inks Pact With Hearn Ahead Of March 28 Debut - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. ↑ White, Garry (27 July 2020). "Ellie Scotney: Not your average 22-year-old". Boxing Social. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. ↑ Lewis, Ron (17 October 2020). "Ward-Essomba Ends in Draw: Charlton Crushes Laws, Baker Shocks Speare". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  7. ↑ Lewis, Ron (20 March 2021). "Chris Billam-Smith Drops Vasil Ducar Twice, Wins Decision". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  8. ↑ Taylor, Declan (10 June 2023). "Ellie Scotney Outworks Cherneka Johnson Over Ten, Captures IBF Title". BoxingScene.com.
  9. ↑ Iskenderov, Parviz (30 September 2023). "Ellie Scotney retains title by decision against Laura Soledad Griffa". FIGHTMAG.
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  11. ↑ "World champion Scotney to face Motu in October". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
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  14. ↑ "Ellie Scotney retains unified super-bantamweight title with win over Mea Motu". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
New title WBA Inter-Continental female
super-bantamweight champion
February 12, 2022 – June 10, 2023
Won world title		Vacant
Preceded by European female
super-bantamweight champion
October 29, 2022 – 2023
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Laura Grzyb
World boxing titles
Preceded by IBF female
super-bantamweight champion
June 10, 2023 – present		Incumbent
Preceded by WBO female
super-bantamweight champion
April 13, 2024 – present
Inaugural champion The Ring female
super-bantamweight champion
April 13, 2024 – present
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