skysport.ch
Sky Sport

Watch live sport on

Sky Sport
News Combat sports

Scotney believes she and gym-mate Dubois will both go undisputed in 2025

skysports

Ellie Scotney believes that by the end of this year she and gym-mate Caroline Dubois will both be undisputed champions.

media_api_sky_en_65209986794f196bb6f6
Elliie Scotney became a unified world champion in Manchester with her unanimous points victory © PA

Ellie Scotney believes that by the end of this year she and gym-mate Caroline Dubois will both be undisputed champions.

She is also confident that two other boxers from trainer Shane McGuigan's stable of fighters will join them as world titlists, with former belt-holder Chris Billam-Smith regaining championship status and rising star Adam Azim breaking through.

Their gym is thriving. "We know when we're going out, the pressure's on but we always deliver," Scotney told Sky Sports.

"There's no egos and I think that's the best thing about the gym.

  • History-maker Cindy Ngamba to make pro debut live on Sky
  • Beterbiev-Bivol 2 & Dubois-Parker will be live on Sky Sports Box Office
  • Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW 📺

"[For Azim] there's no ceiling to his talents. With CBS, he's straight back in the mix, hopefully gets a shot at the WBC. Four champions, that would be some saying.

"He still won't smile, Shane."

Ellie Scotney
Image: Scotney wants to have a big impact in 2025

The gym's two current champions are Scotney, the holder of the WBO and IBF super-bantamweight titles, and Dubois, the WBC lightweight world champion.

The Catford fighter reckons they can both go undisputed in their respective divisions in 2025 and she intends to showcase her capabilities against challenger Mea Motu when they fight in Nottingham on Saturday.

"One hundred per cent. No doubt. We've just got to get the fights and they've got to be willing to be made. I genuinely believe we'll both be sitting there as undisputed at the end of the year," Scotney said.

"Put in a career-best performance Saturday night and come out still as unified world champion and then I'll be looking to become undisputed."

Scotney perhaps should be considered as pound-for-pound one of the best female boxers in the UK. She has after all unified two world titles in just nine professional fights.

"I've never been someone that blows my trumpet, that's not how I was brought up," Scotney said.

"I think you go through the record and you weigh it up, I think the proof is in the pudding. I'm just going to remain silent and God willing this is the year that I cement my name and people will be ranking me amongst that.

"I've been thrown in the deep end and Scotney's learned to swim. I've had nine fights but I feel like the depth I've been willing to mix in sometimes doesn't really get appreciated.

"Maybe this will be the year."

Rate the article
0 Ratings
Your vote is counted.

Newsfeed

Read also

View More

Watch live sport on

Sky Sport
Copyright Sky Switzerland SA © 2001-2025. Created by EWM.swiss