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Britain’s unified super-bantamweight world champion Ellie Scotney has signed with Jake Paul’s promotional company Most Valuable Promotions.<\/b><\/p>\n
The Londoner will defend her IBF and WBO belts against Yamileth Mercado on 11 July, on the undercard of Katie Taylor’s trilogy bout with Amanda Serrano in New York.<\/p>\n
Scotney, 27, has won all 10 of her professional fights and was previously signed to Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing. In her last outing, she defended her titles against Mea Motu in January.<\/a><\/p>\n “MVP is breaking barriers for women’s boxing, and I’m proud to be part of a movement that’s creating real change and global opportunities for female fighters,” Scotney said.<\/p>\n “This is just the beginning, and I can’t wait to show the world what’s next.<\/p>\n “Becoming a unified super-bantamweight world champion has been the result of years of grit, sacrifice, and passion – and now, with the backing of MVP, Nakisa Bidarian and Jake Paul, I’m ready to take things to the next level.”<\/p>\n YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul – who beat former heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson in a controversial and much-publicised bout in November<\/a> – is a divisive figure<\/a> in the sport.<\/p>\n However, he has championed the female code through MVP, which he co-founded with businessman Nakisa Bidarian.<\/p>\n Bidarian and Paul said they hope to make Scotney “one of the main faces of boxing globally” and already consider her “the number one pound-for-pound best British boxer”.<\/p>\n