Ellie Scotney has been forced to withdraw from her WBC featherweight title fight with Tiara Brown. Scotney had been due box Brown on November 8 but injury has ruled her out of the contest. It was going to be Scotney's first fight at featherweight after a thrilling battle to beat Mayelli Flores and win the undisputed super-bantamweight championship in April.
Alycia Baumgardner's clash with Elif Nur Turhan for the latter's IBF lightweight world title remains the main event at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, live on Sky Sports. Ramla Ali's fight with New York's undefeated Mikiah Kreps for the vacant WBO and IBF super-bantamweight world titles is now the chief support. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Mexico's Irma Garcia also takes on Nataly Delgado in an IBF and WBA super-flyweight title unification.
Other bouts have also been added to the card: Brittany Sims against Shera Mae Patricio for the vacant WBA regular title at 118lbs; Nat Dove and Nayeli Rodriguez in an eight-round flyweight rematch, plus Fernando Garcia-Alexander Castellano and Javier Guerrero-Aiden Anderson. "We're disappointed Ellie Scotney is unable to compete, we wish her a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing her and Tiara Brown back in the ring soon," Nakisa Bidarian and Jake Paul, co-founders of MVP, said. "Ramla Ali now has the biggest opportunity of her professional career against an undefeated Mikiah Kreps, while Irma Garcia and Nataly Delgado will put their world titles on the line in another major unification bout.
"We're also adding more MVP talent to the preliminary card, including Brittany Sims and newly-signed Shera Mae Patricio competing for a world title, along with undefeated rising star Nat Dove returning for a highly-anticipated rematch. "Sunday, November 8 is loaded with high-stakes fights featuring some of the best talent in boxing." Watch Ramla Ali vs Mikiah Kreps on Sunday November 8 live on Sky Sports.
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