Ellie Scotney
English boxer (born 1998)
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Ellie Scotney (born 16 March 1998) is an English professional boxer. She is a former undisputed female super-bantamweight world champion.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 March 1998 |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
| Weight | Super-bantamweight, Featherweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 12 |
| Wins | 12 |
| Win by KO | 0 |
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.[1] After the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[2] 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.[3]
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.[4]
World titles
On June 10, 2023, in London, England, Scotney defeated Cherneka Johnson by unanimous decision to become a new IBF super bantamweight champion.[5]
On September 30, 2023, in London, England, Scotney successfully defended IBF super bantamweight championship by unanimous decision against Laura Soledad Griffa.[6]
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.[7]
She was scheduled to defend her titles against Mea Motu at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester on 26 October 2024,[8] but withdrew from the fight due to injury.[9] The fight was rearranged for 26 January 2025 at Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, with Scotney retaining her titles by unanimous decision.[10][11][12]
Signing with Most Valuable Promotions
On 9 April 2025, it was announced that Scotney had signed with Most Valuable Promotions and would be fighting on the undercard of the Amanda Serrano vs. Katie Taylor trilogy bout.[13][14][15]
IBF, WBC and WBO super bantamweight championship unification
Holding the unified IBF and WBO super bantamweight titles, Scotney faced WBC 122-pound champion Yamileth Mercado in a championship unification at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York on 11 July 2025. She won by unanimous decision.[16][17][18][19]
Undisputed super bantamweight championship
Holding the IBF, WBC, and WBO female super bantamweight titles, Scotney was scheduled to face WBA female champion Mayelli Flores for the undisputed title on 14 November 2025, in Miami, Florida, USA, on the undercard of Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Davis.[20][21] However, the fight was cancelled when Scotney suffered an injury during training camp.[22] On 4 February 2026, it was announced that the bout had been rearranged to take place at Olympia London in England on 5 April 2026.[23] Scotney won by unanimous decision.[24][25]
On 12 May 2026, Scotney vacated all her titles and announced she was moving up in weight divisions to featherweight.[26]
Professional boxing record
| 12 fights | 12 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By decision | 12 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Mayelli Flores | UD | 10 | 5 Apr 2026 | Olympia, London, England | Retained WBC, IBF, WBO & The Ring female super bantamweight titles; Won WBA female super-bantamweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Yamileth Mercado | UD | 10 | 11 Jul 2025 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | Retained IBF, WBO & The Ring female super bantamweight titles Won WBC female super bantamweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Mea Motu | UD | 10 | 26 Jan 2025 | Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, England | Retained IBF, WBO & The Ring female super bantamweight titles |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Ségolène Lefebvre | UD | 10 | 13 Apr 2024 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | Retained IBF female super bantamweight title Won WBO & vacant The Ring female super bantamweight titles |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Laura Soledad Griffa | UD | 10 | 30 Sep 2023 | Wembley Arena, London, England | Retained IBF female super bantamweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Cherneka Johnson | UD | 10 | 10 Jun 2023 | Wembley Arena, London, England | Won IBF female super bantamweight title |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Mary Romero | UD | 10 | 29 Oct 2022 | Wembley Arena, London, England | Won European female super bantamweight title |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | María Cecilia Román | UD | 10 | 21 May 2022 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Retained WBA Inter-Continental super bantamweight title |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Jorgelina Guanini | UD | 10 | 12 Feb 2022 | Alexandra Palace, Muswell Hill, England | Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental super bantamweight title |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Eva Cantos | PTS | 8 | 30 Oct 2021 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Mailys Gangloff | PTS | 6 | 20 Mar 2021 | The SSE Arena, London, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Bec Connolly | PTS | 6 | 17 Oct 2020 | East of England Arena, Peterborough, England |