Ellie Scotney set for Mea Motu contest in Manchester

IBF and WBO featherweight champion Ellie Scotney will face mandatory challenger and IBO beltholder Mea Motu in Manchester next month.

Scotney and the 19-0 (7 KOs) Motu will meet on the card topped by junior welterweights Jack Catterall and Regis Prograis at Cop-op Arena in Manchester on October 26 after Scotney’s promoter Matchroom won the purse bids to stage the contest. 

Catford fan-favorite Scotney, trained by Shane McGuigan and also recognized as champion by The Ring, is 9-0, and has made it clear she wants big fights and unification contests.

“She’s fighting Mea Motu, who’s the IBO champion from New Zealand, quite a good fighter, actually,” said promoter Eddie Hearn. “She’s the IBF mandatory and we just want to unify. [Nazarena] Romero’s just won, she’s a really good fighter. You’ve got the WBC champion [Yamileth] Mercado, but she [Scotney] wants to unify and then move up to featherweight ASAP.”