IBF World Champion Ellie Scotney says her nan can have the perfect seat in the home when she goals to unify the Tremendous-Bantamweight division in opposition to France’s undefeated WBO ruler Segolene Lefebvre on the AO Enviornment in Manchester this Saturday – dwell worldwide on DAZN.

The 26-year-old Catford native, who fights in Manchester for the primary time this weekend, received the IBF crown in opposition to Australia’s Cherneka Johnson on a memorable evening at Wembley Enviornment final June and proudly raced it round to her super-fan nan.

Sadly Eileen handed away on the age off 99 on the finish of August, however she witnessed her granddaughter obtain her lifetime aim of changing into a World Champion after strolling into the renewed Lynn AC in South London as a small lady. Scotney says her nan might be on the entrance of her thoughts as she seems so as to add to her legacy by changing into a unified World Champion on Saturday’s World Title doubleheader.

“I all the time had this factor the place I’d go right down to my nan’s the week earlier than a struggle and I nonetheless did that for this one,” mentioned Scotney. “I nonetheless went right down to my nan’s; I nonetheless went within the room, and I chatted garbage to her like I normally do. She all the time used to inform me that she’d say a prayer for me. I do know that she’s obtained the perfect seat in the home as all the time. Nan all the time informed me you’ve obtained to complete the gathering, and we’re onto the second a part of that assortment and I’ve obtained to ship.”

Lefebvre (18-0, 1 KO) might be making the fourth defence of her WBO crown after profitable the vacant title in opposition to Mexico’s Paulette Cuesta in November 2021 on dwelling soil. ‘Majestic’ might be combating outdoors of her homeland for the primary time in her profession and Scotney acknowledges her 30-year-old opponent might be her hardest take a look at up to now.

“Even earlier than the Cherneka Johnson struggle, Lefebvre was somebody that we focused,” mentioned Scotney. “We tried to make the struggle beforehand nevertheless it simply didn’t align. Now I’ve obtained extra to supply on the desk and we’re each younger, we’re each undefeated and we’re each World Champions. I imagine that’s going to make for a fantastic struggle.

“I promise you now, no matter I’ve obtained to undergo I’ll undergo on that evening. I’ll be strolling out as unified Champion of the World. I simply imagine that these are the fights the place you’ve obtained to point out that you simply’re totally different. She’s 18-0 and I’m 8-0. You’d have a look at that and assume that she’s obtained the extra expertise. I simply assume that it’s amount versus high quality in some respects.

“It’s my hardest struggle no doubt however imagine me I’m greater than prepared to point out that I’m there. I actually am. I imagine that this camp has confirmed me there’s extra to me that I haven’t actually even seen myself. I’m not simply speaking about in that boxing ring – I’m speaking out of it. I really feel like I’ve actually grown as an individual. I believe it’s occurring on the proper time for me. Timing is every little thing and on Saturday evening it is going to be my time.”