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 fights9
Wins9
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]

Professional boxing record

9 fights9 wins0 losses
By knockout00
By decision90
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
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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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