Scotney signs with Paul's MVP & will fight on Taylor-Serrano card

Ellie Scotney made her pro debut in 2020 and became world champion in just her seventh fight in the paid ranks

Britain's unified super-bantamweight world champion Ellie Scotney has signed with Jake Paul's promotional company Most Valuable Promotions.

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.

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.

"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.

"This is just the beginning, and I can't wait to show the world what's next.

"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."

YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul - who beat former heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson in a controversial and much-publicised bout in November - is a divisive figure in the sport.

However, he has championed the female code through MVP, which he co-founded with businessman Nakisa Bidarian.

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".

Last month, Briton Ramla Ali joined the MVP stable, while American Paul also represents undisputed super-featherweight world champion Alycia Baumgardner and seven-division champion Serrano.

Serrano will earn the biggest fight purse for a female boxer alongside long-time rival Taylor when they get in the ring at Madison Square Garden.

Also on that all-female card, to be broadcast on Netflix, Baumgardner will defend her titles against Jennifer Miranda in the chief support and MVP's world champions Shurretta Metcalf and Dina Thorslund will contest a bantamweight unification fight.