Scotney to face WBC featherweight champion Brown

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Scotney to face WBC featherweight champion Brown

Ellie Scotney smiles and stretches her arms wide as she shows off the WBO, WBA, IBF and WBC super-bantamweight beltsImage source, Getty Images
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Briton Ellie Scotney will face WBC featherweight champion Tiara Brown in Arlington, Texas on 8 November.

Scotney, 28, vacated her undisputed super-bantamweight champion status in April and is stepping up a division in pursuit of becoming a two-weight world champion.

The bout against 38-year-old American Brown serves as the co-main event and is one of four world title fights on the MVPW-07 card.

It will be headlined by Elif Nur Turhan’s IBF lightweight defence against Alycia Baumgardner.

“I can’t wait for the next chapter to begin at 126lb, where I truly believe the world will see the best of me,” Scotney said.

“It’s time to make more history and become a two-weight world champion.”

Scotney boasts a perfect record of 12 victories, with each of those wins coming via decision.

The Londoner became Britain’s youngest undisputed champion in the four-belt era when she beat Mayelli Flores by unanimous decision at the Olympia in April.

WBA, WBO and IBF super-featherweight champion Baumgardner will also be seeking to become a two-division champion when she steps up to lightweight.

The American has won 18 of her 20 bouts as a professional, losing one with one no-contest.

Undefeated opponent Turhan is making the third defence of her IBF lightweight belt, with their fight scheduled for 10 three-minute rounds.

Also on the bill, Somali-British boxer Ramla Ali faces American Mikiah Kreps for the vacant WBO and IBF super-bantamweight titles.

Ali, who made history when featuring in the first professional women’s bout to take place in Saudi Arabia in 2022, has a record of 11 wins and two defeats.

The final world title fight on the programme features Australia’s Skye Nicolson as she defends her WBC super-bantamweight belt against Japan’s Miyo Yoshida.

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