Boxer Ellie Scotney suffers horror cut and left with blood gushing down face but manages to defend world titles
Boxer Ellie Scotney suffers horror cut and left with blood gushing down face but manages to defend world titles
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ELLIE SCOTNEY survived a first-round slashed eye to defend her IBF and WBA super-bantamweight world titles. The 26-year-old Catford queen went toe-to-toe with New Zealand warrior Mea Motu and was a bloody mess before the end of the opener. But her cutman played a blinder and Scotney picked apart her relentless Kiwi opponent to land a unanimous decision, with all three judges calling it: 99-91.
![[Boxer Ellie Scotney with a cut above her eye during a fight.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-ellie-scotney-cut-face-966634490_2eeb90.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Both 122lb women threw early hooks to the head but Scotney started taking control with her jab. Motu, 35, did land an early right and Scotney was left with a bruise on her left cheekbone - and seconds later she was cut. As she walked back to her corner, Scotney was leaking loads out of her left eye but her cutman was rapidly working on the case.
![[Mea Motu punches Ellie Scotney during a boxing match.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/mea-motu-punches-ellie-scotney-966636563.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Motu was raw and tough but constant and mean. Scotney was the sharper and smarter but Motu was a typical All Black and always coming forward in waves. Scotney found her range in the third and was able to pick Motu off but the tough challenger wasn’t taking a backward step.
![[Ellie Scotney celebrates a boxing victory with her championship belts.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ellie-scotney-celebrates-victory-belts-966640669.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Motu was always on the front foot, but it was Scotney who had the better lateral movement and was controlling the fight on the edges of the ring. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS. Motu made a vicious start to the fourth, with a couple of right hands but Scotney coped and used her superior skills to dominate the backend of the session.
