Hannah Rankin: ‘Forget Misfits – we should be talking about Ellie Scotney’
I find it so disappointing that more people know about the influencer boxing Misfits show from last weekend than a unified world champion from Britain defending her belts against another unbeaten fighter on Saturday.
More people, including the media, should be talking about Ellie Scotney.
The IBF, WBO and Ring magazine super-bantamweight world champion is a phenomenal yet underrated fighter – a true superstar.
She faces Mea Motu on the undercard of light-welterweight Dalton Smith’s European title fight against Walid Ouizz in Nottingham.
I understand that boxing is a business and it all comes down to how many tickets a fighter can sell, but Ellie should have been given the main event slot.
For those who do not know much about her, Ellie is such a beautiful fighter to watch.
She has been matched quite hard throughout her career, has never taken the easy option and has some great names on her record.
She is poetry in motion – so fluid – and a fighter who can box rings around you for rounds upon rounds.
Sure, there are no stoppage wins on her record, but Ellie is never going to be a one-punch knockout artist. That’s just not her style.
New Zealand’s Motu also has a fantastic record and will be looking to do a number on the rising star.
But Ellie is a different class and she wants to unify and be undisputed in her division. I fully think she will achieve that.
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