Ellie Scotney stands to write her own chapter in British boxing history on Sunday night.
If she beats Mayelli Flores to unify the WBA, WBO, WBC and IBF super-bantamweight titles, she will become Britain’s youngest undisputed world champion in the four-belt era.
Her trainer Shane McGuigan is not only backing Scotney to be victorious when she fights Flores at Kensington’s Olympia, live on Sky Sports tonight, but considers there to be far more to come from her yet.
“If you want my honest opinion, I want her to be an undisputed three-weight world champion. That’s the next goal, that’s the next mission and I think she’s got the capabilities of doing it,” McGuigan told Sky Sports.
“I believe she’ll be the undisputed three-weight world champion.”
Now Scotney has made weight this is surely going to be her last fight at 122lbs.
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Scotney listens back to good luck messages from her closest friends and family including a recording from her nan who she sadly lost three years ago
“It is so hard [making weight]. The only reason I’ve hung on for so long is to go undisputed,” she told Sky Sports.
“The reason we’ve held on to super-bantam for so long is for the undisputed so all eyes on that.
“God willing the collection will be completed on April 5 and I’ll be moving on.
“There’s massive fights to be made at featherweight,” Scotney said.
“All that matters is April and that’s all my attention is on.”
Flores is a short opponent, but strong with a furious punch output. Those elements could combine for a frantic encounter over 10 two-minute rounds.
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McGuigan said of Flores: “It’s a genuinely really hard fight. She’s been beaten once but that was a long time ago. She beat a very good champion in [Nazarena] Romero and she’s got a fantastic workrate, a decent puncher, is very small.
“She’ll probably be hard to hit clean because of her size. We’ve prepared very, very well but how can you get a sparring partner at four foot 11 that’s as athletic, that’s as strong, durable as who she’s going to be boxing?
“It’s one that we’ve really got to switch on for and make sure that she comes out of this fight with a victory.”
Scotney (left) could be fighting at super-bantamweight for the last time
Dolan: It’s the right time for me
Emma Dolan will open the televised bill in an IBF super-flyweight world title fight against Mexico’s Irma Garcia.
It will be Dolan’s first world championship contest. But she wants to emulate Scotney, an international amateur team-mate, and win multiple titles.
“All about legacy for me. I’ve got no interest in this that and the other. It’s all about legacy fights for me, I’d like to fight all the other champions,” she told Sky Sports.
“I knew eventually I’d get to this stage and eventually I’d be at world level so I didn’t know who I was going to fight but I knew I’d fight one of them. So I’ve watched Irma for the last couple of years so I’m well aware of what she does and what she does well.”
Dolan continued: “I’ve just got to do what I’ve got to do and I know that’ll be more than enough.
“I feel like it’s the right time for me. I feel like I’m ready for it and I can’t wait come and grab it.
“I haven’t been in a boring fight yet. Depending on how Irma decides to box will be a contributing factor but it should make for a really good fight.”
Watch Caroline Dubois vs Terri Harper and Ellie Scotney vs Mayelli Flores live on Sky Sports from 7pm.