World super-bantamweight champion Ellie Scotney is determined to make up for lost time and finally enjoy her delayed Christmas day with victory over Mea Motu on Saturday night. Scotney (9-0) was set to face IBO title holder Motu in October until an injury forced the south London boxer to reschedule this bout until the final weekend of January.
It meant Scotney went through another fight camp with trainer Shane McGuigan, which stretched across the festive period and after last being in action in April, she cannot wait to step back in the ring at Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham. Catford fighter Scotney told the PA news agency: “It was a hard decision, especially because I sacrificed my Christmas dinner, so there is a lot of frustration leading into Saturday night.
“I have still got my advent calendar for Christmas. It is sitting there and I need to open every 25 days. It’s been a nightmare!. “I’ve got quite a lot of nieces and nephews and I said Christmas Day we’re going to do on the 26th of January. So, I’ll be more out of pocket (then) but I’ll be in a food coma sitting with my unified titles. That’s the plan.
“It genuinely feels like my debut, it’s been that long! It has been a trialling period, but one that I have gained a lot and learnt a lot about myself. I am looking forward to that coming to light on Saturday night.”. A superb points decision win over Segolene Lefebvre at Manchester Arena in April earned Scotney the WBO and Ring titles to go with her IBF belt.
