Briton Ellie Scotney outpoints a tougher-than-expected Mea Motu in a stylish defence of her IBF, WBO and Ring Magazine super-bantamweight titles.
Briton Ellie Scotney outpointed a tougher-than-expected Mea Motu in a stylish defence of her IBF, WBO and Ring Magazine super-bantamweight titles at Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena.
"I'm not too happy with my performance. I feel like I hurt her at times, but she was a tough fighter," Scotney said. Smith floored the Frenchman twice before the fight was stopped in the final second of the first round. Scotney's corner went to work on the cut between rounds. Earlier this month, her stablemate Caroline Dubois' world-title defence ended in a technical draw after an accidental clash of heads.
Motu, vying to become New Zealand's first unified world champion, did not alter her gameplan but Scotney was wise to it.An all-female card on 8 March in London, headlined by Natasha Jonas v Lauren Price, signals the depth of talent in women's boxing.
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