ELLIE SCOTNEY paid an emotional tribute to Georgia O’Connor, following her win on the undercard of Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano 3.
The English fighter became unified super bantemweight champion with a stylish decision win over Yamileth Mercado at MSG.
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And speaking after the fight, Scotney paid tribute to her friend Georgia O’Connor.
O’Connor – a talented boxer herself – tragically died from cancer back in May, with Scotney donning a shirt with her likeness during the weigh-in.
She said: “I have had a real testing few months. As everybody knows, I lost my dear friend Georgia so tonight is for her.
“Her dad is over there and I’d like everyone to give her a round of applause.
“She was 25 years old, she was a fighter, and she lost her battle to cancer.”
Saturday morning’s action was headlined by the eagerly anticipated trilogy bout pitting Katie Taylor against Amanda Serrano.
Taylor, 39, once again put her undisputed super lightweight belts on the line against her long time rival in the main event of the all-female card.
The Bray woman holds a 2-0 advantage over the 36-year-old having beaten her in MSG in April 2022 and the AT&T Stadium last November.
The latter has been contested by the Puerto Rican, who has repeatedly complained about supposed head butts which left her bloody.
Meanwhile, Taylor was named unanimous decision victor despite having a point deducted for that very offense,
The crowd in Texas booed the decision while Serrano remains adamant that she won.
Katie Taylor was in rare form during the fight week press conference as she hit back against Amanda Serrano‘s claim that she should have had her hand raised last time out.
She said: “I have my own opinion about the stuff that Amanda has been saying on our team, but the fact is I am 2-0 against her.
“Opinions are opinions, but facts are facts and you can’t get away from those facts. And yeah, I guess I’m just tired of the complaining and the whining from Amanda’s team.
“I’m going into this fight already beating Amanda and I plan to stay beating her. I plan to stay 3-0 come this Friday night.
“I feel like people haven’t seen the best me yet and I can’t wait to showcase that on Friday night.
“I can definitely make the fight a lot easier for myself and I just can’t wait to step in there now and actually perform.
“I know that I can perform and produce the best performance of my career.”
