ELLIE Scotney will defend her IBF and WBO super-bantamweight titles towards Mea Motu in Manchester on October 26.
The 26-year-old from Catford received the IBF belt from Cherneka Johnson in June 2023 after which unified with the WBO strap towards Segolene Lefebvre in her final outing.
Now Scotney will tackle her IBF obligatory Motu on house soil after Matchroom received the purse bid for his or her conflict.
And Eddie Hearn has confirmed to Boxing Information that the struggle will make up a part of the undercard for Jack Catterall’s rearranged showdown with Regis Prograis at Manchester’s new Co-op Dwell Area.
The Matchroom boss additionally recommended that one other unification conflict might be subsequent ought to Scotney come by towards the 19-0 (7) New Zealader Motu, 34.
Hearn mentioned: “We received the purse bid and he or she goes to be on the Catterall-Prograis card in Manchester.
“Then we simply wish to unify. [WBA champion Nazarena] Romero has simply received, she’s a extremely good fighter, you’ve bought the WBC champion [Yamileth] Mercado.
“However Ellie simply needs to unify after which transfer as much as featherweight ASAP I feel.”
