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Ellie Scotney is chasing the undisputed story (and car) from Jake Paul

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This Sunday will start the same as any other for Ellie Scotney: time with her family and the celebration of Holy Mass. at church, as he does every week. However, her attention soon quickly turns to this evening and her attempt to become Britain’s youngest ever undisputed world champion, whether male or female.

The unified junior featherweight champion will face Mayelli Flores in London with all four belts on the line [Sky Sports in the UK, ESPN+ in the U.S.]

In addition to a stack of stripes and a piece of history, Scotney (11-0) is in the running for a car courtesy of Most Valuable Promotions boss Jake Paul.

Paul seemed bewildered to discover that Scotney did not have a driving license and commuted to the gym by train and bus every day, and occasionally used Uber on sparring days. He has since declared he will buy her a car if he sorts it out on Sunday.

Before she even thinks about getting behind the wheel, Scotney remains focused on breaking the undefeated car record on a very vital and stimulating day for her, Easter Sunday. Her boxing, like everything in her life, is fueled by faith. The 28-year-old contacted her pastor twice to get his advice on how to fight on this holy day.

“My first thought was, what does it feel like to be a Christian fighting on Easter?” Scotney told ESPN.

“I called my pastor and he said, ‘Listen, Ellie, this isn’t your moment… It’s the Lord’s plan.’ I just feel like when I step into that ring, my main goal, no matter what day it is, is to glorify the name of Jesus Christ and what better day would be to do that.”

The athlete from south London claims that such robust faith gives her strength in the ring. Scotney doesn’t come from a particularly religious family and says she decided to turn to the church as a teenager.

“As a competitor, I enter the ring and I know that I’m not the only one doing it, I won’t go there alone,” she says. “And that’s the beauty of it. It’s been my robust foundation since childhood.”

Her grounding also comes from her mother, who, as Scotney explains, always encouraged her to always try harder. When Scotney won her first belt, she wasn’t allowed to show it in the house.

“My mom never let me put them out unless I bought more than one, which is really crazy,” he explains.

“She thought, ‘Until… [more]. “And when I started adding them up, we got this little cabinet and now we need another one, so we’re headed in the right direction.”

The collection may be completed next Sunday. It is expected to be the career highlight of Scotney, who is arguably one of British boxing’s most underrated champions.

Scotney herself joked that she became the first undisputed champion without a knockout on her record, but her talent, ability to break down opponents and boxing IQ cannot be questioned. Her determination can’t aid either, with gigantic fights coming up if she manages to beat Flores.

“I think this is her time, this is the moment… This is the pinnacle of her career,” coach Shane McGuigan tells ESPN.

“When he gets it [victory] on Sunday, he’ll call me on Tuesday and say, “Okay, that’s it.” I say, “Well… let’s build another Mount Everest.”


Chantelle Cameron is chasing more glory

Already the undisputed junior welterweight champion, Chantelle Cameron looks to add another division to her resume in her WBO super welterweight clash with Michaela Kotaskova.

The fight will also be the first women’s title fight to be fought in three-minute rounds in the UK.

If the 34-year-old defeats Kotaskova, gigantic fights await her, even if it’s not the trilogy fight with Katie Taylor that fans so desperately want, with rumors of a unification fight with Mikaela Mayer.

Mayer, who recently signed MVP, is the WBO welterweight champion and also holds the WBA and WBC junior middleweight titles.

While Cameron didn’t want to talk about the prospects of fighting this week, insisting her focus was solely on Kotakova, Mayer said she wanted Cameron.

“This weekend he will be fighting for the belt that I just vacated at 154 pounds.” Mayer told Sky Sports. “I still have two other belts at 154, so assuming she wins this weekend, we could have a gigantic unification fight.”

Mayer has also been linked with an undisputed clash with Lauren Price, who will defend her WBA, WBC and IBF welterweight titles against Stephanie Pineiro on Saturday in Cardiff.

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Richard Torrez Jr. explains how to defeat Sanchez

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Richard Torrez Jr. says Frank Sanchez remains a hazardous opponent ahead of their IBF heavyweight eliminator on May 23 in Egypt, but believes the pressure and pace could ultimately break Sanchez.

Torrez discussed Sanchez during an interview this week ahead of their fight at the Glory at Giza event near the Giza Pyramids.


“You know, I think Frank, being of Cuban descent, has that Cuban style. He can box and box when he needs to,” Torrez Jr. said. in the podcast Mr. Verzace in Ring Magazine.

“I think he has a very mighty backhand. I think he knows how to kind of put you to sleep in the moment where he can hit the shot he wants.”

“And he’s really good at dictating the pace.

“But I think he lacks pace. If you’re able to take control of it and put pressure on him and impose your will on him, I think that’s where things start to fundamentally break down in the game plan.”

“I think we saw that with Kabayel and I think that’s something I’ll kind of emulate and what I’m already doing in my fights.”

Sanchez comes into the fight after suffering the first loss of his career to Agit Kabayel last year. Their fight ended after Sanchez suffered leg problems during the fight.

Torrez also addressed Sanchez’s recent knee problem, which caused the qualifiers to be postponed earlier this year.

“But Frank, I’m going out there preparing for the best. I’m going out there preparing for Frank, who has two great knees.

“That’s the Frank I hope to see because I want to fight the best. I don’t want to fight someone who is at 60%.

Undefeated Torrez will enter the fight with a record of 13-0 and 11 knockouts. Sanchez with a 25-1 record and 18 knockouts heading into the heavyweight eliminator.

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The WBA made a last-minute decision on Usyk’s world title just days before his fight with Rico Verhoeven

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WBA make last minute decision on Usyk’s world title just days before Rico Verhoeven fight

With only nine days left until Oleksandr Usyk defends his WBC heavyweight world title against Rico Verhoeven, the WBA federation has decided to allow him to defend his belt as well.

Rico Verhoeven, considered a Dutch kickboxing legend, boasts a professional boxing record of just 1-0; that victory came over 12 years ago against Janos Finfera, who was 0-5 at the time.

As a result, when his unconventional fight with Usyk was announced, it was not expected that the undefeated Ukrainian’s belts would be in danger, and yet although the position of the WBA and IBF was unclear, the WBC controversially agreed to sanction the fight as a fight for the world heavyweight title.

This has led to speculation that the WBA and IBF may strip Usyk of his titles along with Murat Gassiev [WBA] and the winner of the Frank Sanchez vs. Richard Torrez Jr. fight. [IBF] he will likely benefit from this and either be elevated to champion status or set up for a free title fight in their respective bodies.

However, in an intriguing yet confusing twist, The WBA suddenly announced the terms of the “title fight” after a “special request”. They have now determined that Usyk’s victory will count as a successful title defense, but if Verhoeven were to create such an unusual situation, “the WBA Championship Committee will then review his [Usyk’s] status’.

“If Usyk emerges victorious, the fight will be officially recognized as a successful title defense. If the champion loses, the WBA Championship Committee will review his status and determine the next course of action regarding the heavyweight championship.”

Therefore, while Usyk can officially retain his WBA heavyweight title with a triumph next Saturday, unranked Verhoeven will not be able to claim the belt.

Although the WBA revealed that a victory for Verhoeven would allow him to enter its heavyweight rankings.

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“Dana’s daddy is Turki Alalshikh”

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Jordan argued that the reality behind the proposed Joshua vs. Fury fight differs significantly from public statements, before explaining why he believed the event was already taking place outside the normal promotional structure.

“With all due respect, but first and foremost, the reasons why there is enough money to do this is, as we both know and have discussed many times, that both Tyson and Joshua have slightly different deals with their promoters than other fighters because they are not subject to a broadcasting obligation,” Simon said on talkSport Boxing.

“So when Tyson Fury does a deal, he doesn’t necessarily have to be on a broadcaster that Frank Warren or Eddie Hearn is contracted to.

“Where is this fight? Netflix, right?

“So with all due respect and I mean no disrespect to either Frank or Eddie, neither of them are promoting it.

“It’s a deal with Netflix that ultimately includes some of Turki Alalshikh’s money, so Dana is throwing her two pence into the ring.

“But Eddie promotes AJ and Frank promotes Tyson, so they must be involved.”

Jordan then suggested that White’s connection to Turki Alalshikh is the reason the UFC boss is publicly discussing the fight.

“Dana’s daddy will promote it, i.e. Turki Alalshikh” – said Simon.

Both Joshua and Fury are expected to return to the ring ahead of their scheduled showdown later this year, with Joshua scheduled to fight on July 25, with Fury also discussing a return fight.

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