Injured Elie Scotney won’t defend 122-pound belts vs. Mea Motu on Oct. 26

Unified junior featherweight titleholder Elie Scotney has fallen out of her Oct. 26 defense against Mea Motu at the Co-op Arena in Manchester, England, because of an injury, No Limit Boxing announced Tuesday.

The nature of the injury wasn’t disclosed, but Scotney (9-0), a 26-year-old from London, apparently won’t have enough time to recover before her scheduled fight with Motu, set for the undercard of a Jack Catterall-Regis Prograis main event.

“I’m gutted, incredibly disappointed,” said Motu (19-0, 7 KOs), a 34-year-old New Zealander originally from Pukepoto.

“We’ve been working so hard this camp. I’ve pushed myself further than I ever have, and I’m better than I’ve ever been. I reckon she’s ducking me, trying to find a way out. This just makes me hungrier, and I ain’t gonna stop.”

Scotney won the IBF’s 122-pound title in a unanimous decision over Laura Soledada Griffa last September in Wembley Arena, then collected the WBO belt with another unanimous decision, outpointing Segolene Lefebvre in April at Manchester Arena.