Scotney out of first featherweight world title fight
Ellie Scotney has been forced to withdraw from her WBC featherweight title fight with Tiara Brown.
Key points
- Ellie Scotney has withdrawn from her WBC featherweight title fight with Tiara Brown due to injury.
- The fight was scheduled for November 8 and would have been Scotney's featherweight debut.
- Ramla Ali versus Mikiah Kreps is now the chief support bout on the card.
Ellie Scotney has pulled out of her WBC featherweight title fight against Tiara Brown because of an injury. The bout had been scheduled for November 8. It would have been Scotney's first fight at featherweight, following her April win over Mayelli Flores that made her undisputed super-bantamweight champion.
The card at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, will still go ahead. Alycia Baumgardner's fight with Elif Nur Turhan for the IBF lightweight world title remains the main event, live on Sky Sports.
What officials said
MVP co-founders Nakisa Bidarian and Jake Paul said they were disappointed Scotney could not compete and wished her a speedy recovery. They said they looked forward to seeing her and Brown back in the ring soon.
They described November 8 as loaded with high-stakes fights featuring some of the best talent in boxing.
We're disappointed Ellie Scotney is unable to compete, we wish her a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing her and Tiara Brown back in the ring soon
— Nakisa Bidarian and Jake Paul, co-founders of MVP
Changes to the card
Ramla Ali's fight with undefeated New Yorker Mikiah Kreps for the vacant WBO and IBF super-bantamweight world titles is now the chief support. Mexico's Irma Garcia faces Nataly Delgado in an IBF and WBA super-flyweight unification.
Other added bouts include Brittany Sims against Shera Mae Patricio for the vacant WBA regular title at 118lbs, and an eight-round flyweight rematch between Nat Dove and Nayeli Rodriguez. Fernando Garcia-Alexander Castellano and Javier Guerrero-Aiden Anderson are also on the card.
