On July 11, the champions will face each other in the historic card of the MVP promotion.
MVP surprised the boxing world with the first billboard in which only women will fight, and not only that, there will also be 4 fights with championships at stake.
One of the most anticipated fights is the clash between Mexican Yamileth Mercado and British Ellie Scotney who will fight for their super bantamweight championships.
Yamileth “Yeimi” Mercado
The Mexican is the WBC super bantamweight champion.
Mercado has been champion since 2019. On that occasion, she dethroned Fatuma Zarika winning by unanimous decision. Both boxers had already disputed the title in 2018, but Zarika was the winner on that occasion.
“Yeimi” has successfully defended her championship 7 times.
Yamileth Mercado boasts a record of 23-3 with 5 KOs.
Ellie Scotney
The 27-year-old boxer is the current WBO and IFB super bantamweight champion.
She won the IBF title in 2023 by defeating Cherneka Johnson by unanimous decision. One fight later, she defeated Segolene Lefebvre to take the WBO.