Tris Dixon covered his first amateur boxing fight in 1996. The former editor of Boxing News, he has written for a number of international publications and newspapers, including GQ and Men’s Health, and is a board member for the Ringside Charitable Trust and the Ring of Brotherhood. He has been a broadcaster for TNT Sports and hosts the popular “Boxing Life Stories” podcast. Dixon is a British Boxing Hall of Famer, an International Boxing Hall of Fame elector, a BWAA award winner, and is the author of five boxing books, including “Damage: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing” (shortlisted for the William Hill Sportsbook of the Year), “Warrior: A Champion’s Search for His Identity” (shortlisted for the Sunday Times International Sportsbook of the Year) and “The Road to Nowhere: A Journey Through Boxing’s Wastelands.” You can reach him @trisdixon on X and Instagram.

Ellie Scotney set for Mea Motu contest in Manchester

ByTris Dixon

Aug 31, 2024 • 1:48 PM ET

Ellie Scotney

IBF and WBO featherweight champion Ellie Scotney will face mandatory challenger and IBO beltholder Mea Motu in Manchester next month.

Scotney and the 19-0 (7 KOs) Motu will meet on the card topped by junior welterweights Jack Catterall and Regis Prograis at Cop-op Arena in Manchester on October 26 after Scotney’s promoter Matchroom won the purse bids to stage the contest.

Catford fan-favorite Scotney, trained by Shane McGuigan and also recognized as champion by The Ring, is 9-0, and has made it clear she wants big fights and unification contests.

“She’s fighting Mea Motu, who’s the IBO champion from New Zealand, quite a good fighter, actually,” said promoter Eddie Hearn. “She’s the IBF mandatory and we just want to unify. [Nazarena] Romero’s just won, she’s a really good fighter. You’ve got the WBC champion [Yamileth] Mercado, but she [Scotney] wants to unify and then move up to featherweight ASAP.”

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