Shane McGuigan Predicts Ellie Scotney Will Become a Three-Weight Undisputed Champion

Ellie Scotney is poised to etch her name in the annals of British boxing history on Sunday evening. If she emerges victorious against Mayelli Flores, unifying 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 confident that Scotney will triumph over Flores at Kensington's Olympia, broadcast live on Sky Sports on Sunday, and believes she has the potential to achieve even more. "Honestly, I envision her as a three-weight undisputed world champion - that's our next objective, our next mission, and I firmly believe she possesses the capabilities to accomplish it," McGuigan stated in an interview with Sky Sports. Now that Scotney has made weight, it is likely that this will be her final fight at 122lbs. "Making weight is incredibly challenging. The only reason I've persisted for so long is to become undisputed," Scotney told Sky Sports. With the super-bantamweight title within her grasp, Scotney's focus is on the present, but she is aware of the enticing opportunities that await her at featherweight. Flores, although shorter, is a formidable opponent with a relentless punching style, which could lead to a frenetic encounter over 10 two-minute rounds. McGuigan acknowledged that Flores is a tough opponent, saying, "It's a genuinely difficult fight. She's been defeated only once, and that was a long time ago. She beat a skilled champion in Nazarena Romero and has a fantastic work rate, decent punching power, and is very small, which will make her hard to hit cleanly." Emma Dolan will kick off the televised event with an IBF super-flyweight world title fight against Mexico's Irma Garcia. This will be Dolan's first world championship contest, but she aspires to emulate Scotney, her international amateur teammate, by winning multiple titles. "For me, it's all about legacy. I have no interest in anything else - it's all about legacy fights. I'd like to compete against all the other champions," Dolan said in an interview with Sky Sports.